<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hi Austin and all, <br><br>The key piece that I don't yet see in the plan (which looks great) is general outreach (sounds boring, without it you can't do fundraising). Really, this is the cornerstone of development, and may be already included in your development stuff, but the very basics of developing identity, creating infrastucture: verbage, sign in sheets, newsletters, nametags, logo, brochures, pins, business cards, and then making contacts: letters to the editor, city council presentations, person-to-person- are super key... and much of it doesn't cost money to do. <br><br>So, first is the brianstorm of 'what is the imc and what does it offer?' Which is my suggestion for a starting point/activity:<br><br>The IMC has chronically been a victim of its own self-supporting nature- people who aren't involved in a particular project don't know about it, and
almost no one had a good answer for 'what is the imc?". Really, how many people are aware of the many groups we fiscally sponsor? Of what the working groups do/offer? Of what the working groups are?!? Of the list that Mike L brought to the GMM? (Is that list handy, BTW?) Of why it's beneficial to be a member?<br><br>Community connections started doing this work (some of it was captured on our backpage... contact chris r for access) by brainstorming for each group: what do you offer to IMC members? To the community? To other IMC groups? What does the IMC offer to you? <br><br>I recommend this as a starting place. Once we know who we are and what we offer, we can promote that to people who might find it interesting both for participation and to gather support. This process is called 'developing message' and 'developing audience'. (this 'marketing, and it's not evil unless, like Coke, you are trying to coerce/brainwash people into
things).<br><br>One VERY important piece is that it is vital for people to have a way to support the IMC without being members. Not everyone wants to be a member, but they might still want to support us- we should allow for this. <br><br>Yay IMC!<br>elizaBeth<br><br><br><br><br> <br><br><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>learn about my latest project:</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br>Celebrate Urbana People's History Project</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br></span>www.urbanapeopleshistory.wordpress.com<span style="font-style: italic;"><br><br>support Change of State Performance Project!</span> <br>We work collectively to create engaged performance art which transforms the social environment within and beyond the performance.<br><br><b><span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/aquatowndonation"><span class="yshortcuts"
id="lw_1270843960_1">http://tinyurl.com/aquatowndonation</span></a></span></b><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>(please be sure to designate your donation to Change of State Performance Project)<br><div id="RTEContent"> </div><br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 11/30/10, Austin McCann <i><austinmccann@ucimc.org></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Austin McCann <austinmccann@ucimc.org><br>Subject: [Imc-bookkeeper] IDEAS? Fundraisers Mtg tmw<br>To: "Bookkeeperlist" <imc-bookkeeper@lists.chambana.net><br>Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 1:33 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1049966962">Hi Finance folks,<br><br>I'm going to be hosting the 1st UC-IMC Fundraisers Mtg tomorrow. Here's the project info I wrote up:<br><br><blockquote style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;" class="yiv1049966962gmail_quote">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" id="yiv1049966962internal-source-marker_0.5885640624592083">The
Fundraising working group is a collaborative development group aiming
to support the financial health of the UC-IMC and its constituent
working groups. This group will work with the Development Adviser and
seek support from the Finance working group.</span><br><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br>
</blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;" class="yiv1049966962gmail_quote"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Projects:</span><ul>
<li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Grants</span></li>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learn & teach the grants process to members</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Seek out project-specific and general grants for both working groups & UC-IMC </span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Write grants for working groups & UC-IMC</span></li>
</ul><li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Development Plans</span></li>
<ul><li style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brainstorm UC-IMC Development Plan with an eye towards long-term financial stability</span></li>
<li style="list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Work with individual working groups on development plans</span></li>
</ul><li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Support other fundraising-related projects (e.g. website redevelopment, communications) as needs arise</span></li>
</ul></blockquote>What do you think might be some smart 1st meeting activities for tomorrow? <br><br>Thanks,<br>Austin<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Austin McCann, Development Adviser<br>Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center<br>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.digitalartscorps.org">Digital Arts Service Corps</a><br>202 S. Broadway Ave.<br>Urbana, IL 61801<br>austinmccann[at]ucimc[dot]org<br><br>
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