[Community] Re: [UCIMC-Finance] Re: fundraising on tuesday

Sun Jul 19 16:49:48 CDT 2009

5 sounds good to me.
Joy

On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think later is better for folks who work, but I am available at any time.
>  Shall we say 5pm?
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 9:08 PM, Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> How does 3 work for people? Or should we make it 5 in hopes of more people
>> coming?
>> Elizabeth
>>
>> A strong people need no leader
>> - Zapata
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On *Fri, 7/17/09, Unity in Action <contact at uamag.biz>* wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Unity in Action <contact at uamag.biz>
>> Subject: RE: [UCIMC-Finance] fundraising meeting
>> To: "Elizabeth Simpson" <elizacorps at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: "Nicole Pion" <nicole.pion at gmail.com>, community at lists.chambana.net,
>> "Finance" <finance at ucimc.org>
>> Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 8:54 PM
>>
>> I would like to attend the meeting on Tuesday for fundraising.
>>
>> Tanya
>>
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: [UCIMC-Finance] fundraising meeting
>> From: Elizabeth Simpson <elizacorps at yahoo.com>
>> Date: Fri, July 17, 2009 6:55 pm
>> To: Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com>, community at lists.chambana.net,
>> Finance <finance at ucimc.org>
>>
>>   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 <
>>> 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 <
>>>> 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 <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
>>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nicole Pion
>> Outreach and Development Adviser
>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>>
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