[Community] Re: fundraising meeting

Fri Jul 17 19:01:39 CDT 2009

Definitely.  I am working on an email to all the groups who have received
AmeriCorps.  They need to be part of this effort.  I will probably send it
out tomorrow morning.  However, even if only a few people can meet on
Tuesday, I am anxious to get things started.  We can lay the groundwork and
there will be plenty for peole to do as they join us!

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Joy is requesting we meet between 2 and 6 on tuesday- anytime in there is
> ok for me, too. Any other constraints?
>
> Once we get a time for the key folks, should we put out a call for
> assistance?
>
> Thanks,
> elizaBeth
>
> Hi Beth,
> I'm sorry I didn't state that very clearly. The Consortium girls arrive at
> 2:00 so I will need to spend a little bit of time with them initially and
> then will be available to meet. I would like to meet between 2 and 6 or
> sometime in that time frame. The times can overlap if it is more convenient
> for others, it is just that is the timeframe I plan to be at the IMC anyway.
>
> The Consortium girls arrive at 2:00 so I will need to spend a little bit of
> time with them initially and then will be available to meet.
>
> Does that clarify?
>
> Joy
>
> A strong people need no leader
> - Zapata
>
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 7/17/09, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Community] keeping things clear
> To: "Nicole Pion" <nicole.pion at gmail.com>, community at lists.chambana.net,
> "Finance" <finance at ucimc.org>
> Cc: "JOY" <imcbooks at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 1:10 PM
>
> Hi Joy and Nicole (and all),
>
> It's REALLY important that fundraising NOT be conflated with community
> connections.
>
> Ideally there should be four groups, membership, outreach, fundraising, and
> CC. Most orgs have the first three. Because we are such a wonky structure,
> we need the fourth.
>
> We don't officially have those four groups. It's chicken and egg over
> whether we don't have them because we don't have people, or we don't have
> people because we don't have them.
>
> OUTREACH
> Nicole and I have been acting under 'outreach' to some degree, on alternate
> wednesdays (less during the summer).
>
> MEMBERSHIP
> Someone (Nicole? Michelle?) is doing work on membership. If may make sense
> to have this work happen at a regular time, as a seed for a membership
> group, so that the organization supports it, and has a means for continuity
> if that/those people should want to cease doing that work.
>
> FUNDRAISING
> According to the online description, finance IS the fundraising group.
> Structurally it preferrable to include all working groups, with finance as a
> hub. Actually it has involved key individuals, mostly fmor finance, busting
> their butts for the greater whole (thank you!).
>
> In developing a fundraising plan, because we don't have ANY of those groups
> clearly, it will necessarily incorporate membership, outreach and
> fundraising. Because of this, it may be that, for now, there is a
> workgroup/taskforce that builds all of this in light of the big fundraising,
> and then the groups split off into their respective parts afterward. This
> group will have to do more work than meet bi-weekly, if we actually want to
> raise $25,000. We should structure the meeting schedule so it isn't up to
> Nicole or a small few to run around like crazy in between. I suggest having
> a big meeting (like 3-4 hours) to go over the overall set of work and make a
> fundraising plan proposal, which would include getting more volunteers,
> setting up a meeting structure, and drafting the relation of finance to
> other fundraising activities.
>
> Though CC is related to these, it is NOT these, and should not be confused
> with them. It's imperative that this space stay open for its purpose- not
> least because it needs to support the upcoming open house and skillshare.
>
> Community Connections
> *Description:* Community Connections is a workgroup that addresses the
> health of the internal IMC community and its infrastructure, as well as the
> IMC's cultural relevance and accessibility in Champaign County.
>
> Best to you and the IMC,
> elizaBeth
>
> A strong people need no leader
> - Zapata
>
>
>
> --- On *Fri, 7/17/09, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Imc] Finance Updates for July 2009 Steering
> To: "Elizabeth Simpson" <elizacorps at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "JOY" <imcbooks at gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 11:29 AM
>
> Thank you, Beth and Joy.
> I agree that we need an overall fundraising plan.  I'd like to see this as
> part of the community connections bi-weekly focus on fundraising and
> membership.  I see these items as central to helping the IMC craft a
> collective vision (which must realistically be financed).   If you all
> agree, I am going to write to the IMC as a whole and to the individual
> groups who have received AmeriCorps and ask for volunteers to fundraise.
>
> I'd like to start as soon as possible.  Does next Wednesday's' meeting time
> of 6pm work?
>
> Beth, I understand the distinction between your work and the Do Good name.
> While we have certain items in the grant application, that was written a
> year before the project will begin and changes are certain.  I will write
> the reports to reflect that you are an independent consultant or however
> you'd like to state it.  No matter how we call it, your work will be
> valuable to the new AmeriCorps :)
>
> Nicole
>
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>>  Hi Nicole and Joy,
>> My thought is that we need an overall fundraising plan, with different
>> subsets to address the different sections. Ideally this would link up with
>> the vision/mission stuff, so that would be in place first to bolster it. I
>> know that 'fall' had been tossed around for that. What is the timeline on
>> raising the $$ to match americorps?
>>
>> This kind of undertaking really needs a committed core group that meets
>> specifically about it. Danielle mentioned that it's key to have all groups
>> doing fundraising, and coordinating with finance as a hub. My thought is
>> that there would be a weekly meeting time dedicated to fundraising/outreach,
>> which would report to finance, and would be the coordination point for other
>> groups. First step might be to I.D. a core group, with representatives from
>> each working group. Which would mean the first first step is developing the
>> approach to working groups so that they're willing to engage.. ah the cycle
>> continues! But the point about getting help from working groups getting a
>> americorps person is right on.
>>
>> Kick-starting the outreach listserv again might help with this, so that
>> everyone involved can be in the loop?
>>
>> Nicole, two small points: I'm not sure if it helps your budget in terms of
>> the in-kind numbers, but FYI my non-profit rate is $80 an hour, so it's more
>> like $640/day. Also, it's me as a consultant, not Do Good, who is donating
>> the time. That's important because I haven't talked with Laura about do
>> good's name being associated with the IMC. To that point- we should talk
>> about to what extent my involvement/commitment is, so we're on the same page
>> about expectations.
>> Go team!
>> elizaBeth
>>
>> A strong people need no leader
>> - Zapata
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On *Thu, 7/2/09, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Imc] Finance Updates for July 2009 Steering
>> To: "JOY" <imcbooks at gmail.com>
>> Cc: "Elizabeth Simpson" <elizacorps at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 11:20 AM
>>
>>
>> Hey Beth and Joy,
>> Beth - I definitely want to coordinate and we have a TON of work to do!
>> So, I'm not trying to divide between groups, but to get togeher as much help
>> as I can.  Basically, I was going to have Kathy do some information finding
>> with our finances to see who our life time members are, who has donated over
>> $1,000, compile a list of founding members, etc.  We need to get all this
>> straight.  So, if Kathy can attend the bb meetings, great, if not I have
>> some specific projects that she can do that will benefit BB as a whole.
>>
>> I also want to focus on fundraising for the AmeriCorps positions -we have
>> to match their funds with $35,000 for AmeriCorps benefits, some of which is
>> in-kind.  For the membership drive, I think it would be great to get at
>> least one contact from each working group - perhaps this is something that
>> Beth, Chris R and I can mention when we go to working group meetings.
>>
>> For the AmeriCorps positions, I think that each group that gets an
>> AmeriCorps will also need to help with these efforts.
>> It would be ideal if we could raise between $20-50,000 to help the IMC
>> cover these costs as well as the cost of paying a program director).  I've
>> attached the budget. Beth, this is just the kind of thing you said we could
>> fundraise for, right?  We've got a golden opportunity in so many ways and I
>> hope this is the kind of thing that we can do with corporate sponsors and
>> individual donations as well.  If you have time, I'd love to have a phone
>> conversation with you about what you think is the best way to move ahead. I
>> won't be back till the 15th, but I'm working from home to some extent
>> because this is a big project!
>>
>> Nicole
>>
>> PS Beth, the Do GOod trainings were an estimate of the value of your time
>> at Community Connections meetings - don't worry - I haven't signed you up
>> for anything you didn't agree to!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 6:57 PM, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=imcbooks@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Elizabeth,
>>> Nicole is out of town until the 15th. We have a new accounting volunteer
>>> that will help. Her name is Kathy Celis. I will check with her and see if
>>> she is available on Wednesday at 6. We can keep Nicole up to speed via email
>>> until she returns.
>>>
>>> Yes, we have had some discussions in Finance as well, and Nicole
>>> mentioned the other initiatives, and like you said, we should probably
>>> combine our efforts.
>>>
>>> Joy
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=elizacorps@yahoo.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Joy,
>>>> This seems like an overlap with discussions we've have in Beyond
>>>> Business (we talked about it at one of our last meetings before I left)...
>>>> but maybe finance is also discussing it?
>>>>
>>>> It makes sense to me that the membership drive, general fundraising, and
>>>> this specific initiative should all coordinate with each other.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think of finding a specific time devoted to these issues,
>>>> getting together the key players (me, you, Nicole, anyone else from finance
>>>> who's down with it, anyone else who wants to commit to
>>>> fundraising/membership drive)
>>>>
>>>> My thought is to do it next wednesday at 6pm?
>>>>
>>>> -Elizabeth
>>>>
>>>> A strong people need no leader
>>>> - Zapata
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Wed, 7/1/09, JOY <imcbooks at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=imcbooks@gmail.com>
>>>> >* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On another note, I would like to get together with you in the near
>>>> future on a fundraising campaign for our new Vista positions. You had some
>>>> great ideas at Steering. Would you be available to share your ideas?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Joy Davis
>>> UCIMC Office Manager
>>> 202 S. Broadway Ave., Suite 100
>>> Urbana, IL 61801
>>> imcbooks at gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=imcbooks@gmail.com>
>>> 217.344.8820
>>> www.ucimc.org
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nicole Pion
>> Outreach and Development Adviser
>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>>
>>
>>
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> Nicole Pion
> Outreach and Development Adviser
> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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