SAJA Group Receives Prestigious Challenge Grant

SAJA Group was awarded a $15,000 Challenge Grant Fund by The Ford Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the McCormick Foundation. Help SAJA match the grant by donating!

A Letter from Sandeep Junnarkar, SAJA President

Dear SAJAers and Friends of SAJA:

I have some great news to report: The Ford Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the McCormick Foundation were so impressed with the programs and services that SAJA offers (and with our plans) that they have given us a grant. This grant is to strengthen the organization so we may continue to provide the programming that SAJA is built on.

But it comes with a challenge: the donations must be raised from individual givers and family foundation. The grant will match the individual giving (and family foundations) dollar-for-dollar up to a maximum amount of $15,000. It's money that would be very welcome -- especially as SAJA approaches its 15th anniversary and the leadership implements an organizational strategy for the next 15 years.

We seek your generous support in meeting this challenge. Please consider a donation to SAJA Group, Inc. which is tax deductible. Donating is easy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me (sandeep saja.org).

Best regards,

Sandeep Junnarkar
SAJA President & Associate Professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

Two quick ways to make a contribution:

1. VIA CREDIT CARD (you do NOT need a Paypal account):





2. VIA CHECK: If you'd like to pay by check, please mail a check payable to
"SAJA Group Inc" ("Challenge Grant" in the memo line) to SAJA Group, Inc, c/o
John Laxmi, Treasurer, 19 Einsehower Road, Closter, NJ 07624; e-mail:

johnlaxmisaja [at] gmail.com.

SAJA Group, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation under Section 501(c) (3) of
the Internal Revenue Code. Donations to SAJA Group, Inc., net of any
consideration received are deductible as charitable contributions. Please
consult your financial or tax adviser concerning tax-deductibility of your
contributions and payments. SAJA Group, Inc.'s EIN Number is 55-0844632 and New
York State ID Number is 20-70-28. For information on SAJA Group, Inc., an
affiliate of SAJA, please see: http://saja.org/sajagroup.html