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Sent my first query letter this week.

SteveJRogers Aug 01 2007 09:17 AM

Taking a bold step back into the freelancing journalism world with a query letter sent out to a business market. The article is on an interesting startup investment venture by the outgoing head of the hedge fund arm for the investment firm that I work for. What he is doing is, he is going to be setting up a hedge fund, where 100% of the profits generated by the fund will be funneled into a charitable foundation, which would then use the fund to help various causes. They have a website, well a blog actually, I'm not comfortable with linking to the blog or official corporate website until they are up and running. I wonder if it will be able to receive outside donations, sounds like something worthy of the CPF Gift Exchange this winter! In any event, hopefully this publication will see this audacious venture as something that should appear in their publication!

cooby Aug 02 2007 06:08 PM

Good luck Steve, and I mean that sincerely

TheOldMole Aug 02 2007 06:44 PM

Sounds like a great subject.

MFS62 Aug 03 2007 06:06 AM

Who gets the deduction for the charitable contribution? The investors? If it doesn't , the fund might not attract as many big spenders as one might think. Just my opinion. Later