Authors: Ali Fujino, David Gomberg, Tal Streeter, Bill Lockhart
Date Submitted: August 31, 2004
Article Type: Journal

A Large Mandate

After 10 years as a foundation, the challenge for the Drachen Foundation is not to lose its focus. What can we do that impacts more people rather than dealing solely with the kite community? We’ve expanded outside this community. We had to lay a foundation, and this is almost completed, although it will always shift.

Our mandate is people, culture, history. It’s a large mandate.

In order to be more effective in its programming, the Foundation had to take the time to learn the complex kite cultures of Europe, Asia, and elsewhere. In the U.S., it is easier—-a hobbyist culture.

Kiting is great to open up your head. You get into ice kiting, boarding, big time ocean sailing, aerial photography, innovative workshops and exhibitions, book publishing, even electrical power generation.

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