After the fund “Dynasty” will be another fund – “Trajectory” – BBC

– What are the resources and the extent to which the financing of the fund will be “Trajectory”? The sources will be mostly foreign or our?

– Of foreign sources we do not talk – we primarily focus on Russian money and Russian funding. In this case we are no limitations do not put ourselves, as we are already negotiating with donors who are willing to take on the financing of the full or partial amount of some individual projects. We will also work with some small donation – including this can be even crowdfunding for some individual events, if we decide that it would be appropriate. In addition, we are ready and apply for – here yesterday have already submitted the first application – for various grant competitions related to the various social projects in which we can fit on our subject. This educational activities for pupils, students and teachers in the regions as well. In principle, there is a layer of such competitions, which can be supplied. The main thing – keep track of this information and, in general, be made, that’s all.

– Who from the fund “Dynasty” moved to the “trajectory”?

– In this case, we have initiated and co-founder are two people – that’s me and Tatiana Bol’shova we with her colleagues in the fund “Dynasty.” Former executive director of the “Dynasty” Anna Piotrovskaya joined the board of the new fund. We are now actively helping other colleagues – my managers, who are simply interested in our work. But the team from the “Dynasty”, which deals with the new fund is registered in the registration documents – it’s me, Bol’shova (her lawyer was “Dynasty”), Natalia Shustov (in the “Tracks” she – Executive Director, in the “Dynasty” was the chief accountant and CFO) and Anna Piotrovskaya.

– Tell me more about the planned projects. They will continue “Dynasty»?

– In principle, we do not want the full repeat what we did in the “Dynasty.” But in “Dynasty” were very good practice, tools for working with projects, and we will try to use them. In particular, we will continue to work with students, with teachers in the regions. We will carry out activities there.

– you want to focus specifically on the regions?

– Yes. We want to focus on the regions. Because in the center of Moscow and held a lot of things. It is not that we go from Moscow. If we decide that it is necessary to conduct some sort of a public lecture by Nobel laureate, we it will spend.

– What other plans do you have?

– « Dynasty “is gradually emerging from a number of programs to reduce its participation in them, and in this sense we also want to reshape our approach a little bit. Although the general line – promotion, enlightenment, we have it, of course, will stick. We have a huge slice of experts, lecturers, friendly people who stayed with us and are ready to continue to work with us. We want to do summer school for students. Teachers want to implement the project.

We have a number of ideas to the popular science book publishing – including translated books.

– What about grants?

– About grants we do not say – because the grant competitions require more money, which we do not have.

They need a serious philanthropist, who will take over full funding.

– Do you have these candidates patrons?

– Nominations patrons there, and we are negotiating with them, but to disclose the names now I would not want to.

– The slope will be just in the natural Science?

– for the moment – in the natural sciences. Though I on education in the humanities. But if we find something of interest in the plan, such as the economy, we will and do it.

– Will you cooperate with the foundation “Evolution”, which also acts as the successor of “Dynasty”?

– We had a meeting with the initiators of the fund “Evolution” – Peter and Michael Gelfand Talantova. But as far as I know, they have not yet registered.

We are open for cooperation and we believe that it is necessary to combine efforts in such cases. Nothing wrong with that I do not see cooperation, and about any competition here at all, and speech can not go.

It’s not a business, not a commercial company. If we do useful things like and why would not cooperate. In the Western Conference to talk about cooperation funds. I believe that we must have it too.