[Imc-outreach] Outreach Meeting Notes 7/7/04

[Jane Andrew]

Just some brainstorming...

We could do a postcard or telephone campaign (or both)
to let members know just how bad the situation is.  I
think someone mentioned that a lot of people just
don't know that a problem exists.  

Also, we could switch the order of donation choices on
the website.  I see that the capital campaign is at
the top... you have to scroll all the way down to see
that "sustaining funder" is even an option.  Maybe
that should be the first thing you see on that page. 
I'm not sure how many online donations we actually
get, but it's probably worth changing.

I would be willing to talk to a few working groups
about fundraising and recruiting, and I'm sure other
people from Outreach would be willing to help too. 

We could even encourage people to do their own
personal fundraising... having garage sales, etc.

That's all for now,

Jane




--- faith swords <faith at ucimc.org> wrote:
> hey everyone,
> 
> i was busy with reconciling accounts (which needs to
> be done straight
> through otherwise it gets really ugly) so i couldn't
> come to the meeting,
> but i did listen in, and we talked about general
> fundraising stuff at the
> finance meeting too.
> 
> i did want to say a few things about memberships in
> general at the meeting
> and i'm sorry that things took too long for me to
> come over and talk with
> y'all.
> 
> it's good to have annual members (those of us who
> pay a particular amount
> per year, say $25 or $50), but what we really need
> right now are
> SUSTAINING funders, who pay a particular amount on a
> monthly basis. i can
> only think of 4 regular sustaining funders at this
> point -- folks who
> contribute between $10-50 a month, every month. 
> those people are the ones
> who are bringing in, say, the money that pays our
> phone bill and
> utilities. there aren't enough of them to make any
> kind of difference
> other than that.
> 
> we talked at finance about how working groups should
> encourage their
> members to recruit and funraise themselves. also, to
> lead by example by
> becoming one of those sustaining funders. i know no
> one wants to pay $25 a
> month, but at this point, that kind of thing REALLY
> needs to happen,
> otherwise we're not going to be able to pay the
> rent.
> 
> i think getting the general and staffing
> orientations is really important,
> but this needs to go along with it. we need to be
> encouraging people to
> become sustaining funders, rather than annual
> members.
> 
> the general attitude about fundraising is that it's
> important, but it's
> important for OTHER people to do it. no one seems to
> want to step up to
> the plate.
> 
> anyway, that's just my pessimistic take on things
> tonight, after looking
> through the accounts to see where we're at.
> 
> feel free to give feedback or brainstorm, but i
> thought you guys would
> probably be one of the better places to bring this
> up.
> 
> g'night,
> 
> --faith
> 
> On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Drew Tarico wrote:
> 
> > Outreach Meeting Notes 7/7/04
> >
> > attending: ellen, jane, meghan, drew (notes)
> >
> > NEW CONTACTS:
> > shows: Arun and Zoe S.
> > ragg: Zoe S.
> >
> > PR for orientation:
> > Jane will be seeing that Meghan's article gets in
> the Hub
> > and she has volunteered to flyer with Meghan
> > Meghan needs to be contacted about organizations
> she's talked to.
> > Drew will talk to the buzz about writing an
> article or just highlighting
> > the calendar
> > Meghan and Jane will go to various organizations
> on FRIDAY AT 1pm
> >
> > We talk about general PR strategies, and
> attendance of past orientations.
> > 4 IMC people may be less intimidating and enough
> to cover all the bases,
> > we may want to split up the times with different
> folks
> >
> > We need more documentation (from zach?) We've only
> got a response from
> > Mike L about it.
> > We'll meet on SATURDAY AT 6:30pm here at the IMC
> to discuss the need for
> > docs and go over whatever we can get before then.
> >
> > There will be food at the orientation, we'll
> coordinate this next week.
> >
> > Ellen brings an outline for the staff orientation
> to take place on monday
> > the 19th
> > EXPECTATIONS
> > Must be a Member
> > need to come to their shifts
> > must attend staff training
> > may want to institute staff meetings- should
> attend these
> > must have basic knowledge of the IMC
> > must be committed to keeping the IMC a "safe"
> space
> > signature of every staffer on some document of
> commitment
> > DUTIES
> > primary duty is to the space not personal work -
> ie staffers should be in
> > the front room
> > Turn Lights on
> > Straightening things up / pick up things
> > Check voice mail
> > Answer questions
> > check the mail - bring it in, file it in
> appropriate mailbox etc
> > Check if the plants need watering
> > Opening and closing checklist - clean the display
> case glass
> > WORK ORGANIZATION
> > We'll have a staff meeting to discuss how this
> will break down
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