[rfu-automation] Re: [UCIMC-Finance] update: CSI Sweat Equity

Anna Hochhalter hochhaltera at gmail.com
Tue Apr 1 14:26:47 CDT 2008


Thank you for getting it on air!!!

I'll take note for the reports.

Anna

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 12:38 AM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
> Incidentally, it's in the system since 7:15pm this evening.
>
>  Andrew
>
>
>
>  On 1 Aib 2008, at 00:28, Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>  > Hi Andrew,
>  >
>  > Understood.  I share the info in the hopes that we can have
>  > resolution, not a mere complaint.  I know we are all volunteers and
>  > therefore there really isn't room for complaint here.
>  >
>  > Anna, sounds like we can count on about 100 plays per week starting
>  > now.
>  >
>  > As for funds, our current structure is that the Community Shares
>  > liaison, who does the work of attending meetings, tracking points,
>  > coordinating volunteers, etc, gets to select a portion of funds to
>  > go to the group of their choice.  In this case Anna chose the Bike
>  > Coop, of which she is a part.  We advertised this position to all
>  > working groups and Anna was the only one who volunteered to do it.
>  > In the future, if an WRFU member wants to take this on, they can
>  > earmark funds for WRFU.
>  >
>  > Also on the topic of funds, I think it is really important for you
>  > Andrew, or someone intimately involved with the station, to be part
>  > of the IMC finance group, even if you don't attend every meeting.
>  > The finances of the IMC are  very tight right now (many factors
>  > that we can explain), and a coordinated effort by all groups to
>  > assist in the process of keeping us afloat (including Community
>  > Shares money) will be necessary for our collective survival.  This
>  > person can then report on overall IMC finances to WRFU so that the
>  > group sees itself in the context of the larger whole, something we
>  > have struggled with to date.
>  >
>  > take care,
>  >
>  > - Danielle
>  >
>  > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill
>  > <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
>  > As you'll appreciate, this happens when there's so much turnover in
>  > volunteers responsible for different items - various tasks-in-hand
>  > fall between stools, or don't get handed over properly. However, it's
>  > something we're working on.
>  >
>  > We're in the process of re-invigorating our automation group, which
>  > takes care of PSAs among other issues. I don't think we'd be happy
>  > with PSAs automatically entering the system through an email address
>  > - the potential for serious regulatory problems is too large - but we
>  > are trying to simplify the system.
>  >
>  > I wasn't aware Josh was on IMC staff - there might be some areas
>  > where he could be very helpful to WRFU. What sort of areas is he
>  > competent in, and what's the process for adding a task to his
>  > workload?
>  >
>  > Regarding tracking usage - this isn't possible to do accurately. What
>  > I'm going to do is add the PSA to our automation, on a reasonably
>  > heavy rotation. The automation runs continually, even when live
>  > programs (rather than automation) is going out on air. Therefore, the
>  > automation system can't provide an accurate count of how many plays
>  > reach our listeners. However, we currently have 53 hours where we
>  > don't have scheduled live programming, and a further 36 where we
>  > feature webfeeds and multi-lingual morningtime news podcasts. Thus,
>  > we could reasonably guarantee around 90 plays (at one per hour) each
>  > week, as well as plays when people fail to show for their shows. That
>  > would change as scheduled shows change, but is a good guide. My
>  > estimate would probably be closer to 100/week. [That depends on
>  > fitting the PSA after the legal ID or during other scheduled breaks
>  > in webfeed content.]
>  >
>  > Finally, you mentioned the fact that the on-air mentions translate to
>  > points, and ultimately cash, for the IMC. Might it be possible for
>  > some of this revenue to be earmarked for/assigned to WRFU? Obviously,
>  > we're happy to help the broader project, but as a group operating on
>  > a very tight budget, and in the midst of a significant (relative to
>  > budget) fund-drive, any revenue we can generate is significant. The
>  > community shares model is somewhat complex, but I think it should be
>  > possible to generate a formula to split the added revenue generated
>  > by WRFU participation between WRFU and the IMC general fund. (What
>  > the split should be, of course, would be a matter for discussion and
>  > negotiation.)
>  >
>  > Andrew
>  >
>  > On 31 Márta 2008, at 10:18, Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>  > > Thank you for attending to this.
>  > >
>  > > For reasons I don't understand, it has taken over a year of
>  > > correspondence to get a Community Shares PSA on WRFU.   This should
>  > > give us pause about our process.
>  > >
>  > > I would like us to regularly drop PSAs into the system for all
>  > > kinds of events - is there any easy way to do this?  I have emailed
>  > > several RFUers about PSA process with no response.
>  > >
>  > > If not, shouldn't there be?  We have a paid programmer - Josh King
>  > > - on staff.  What would be best is if sending a PSA to an e-mail
>  > > address automatically puts it in the system.
>  > >
>  > > Attached is the CS PSA - it needs to run often - and we need to
>  > > track approximately how often it runs per day.  We get points for
>  > > each run and each point means money.  The other PSA was for a past
>  > > event.
>  > >
>  > > - Danielle
>  > >
>  > >
>  > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Andrew Ó Baoill
>  > > <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
>  > > I haven't seen the PSAs and don't think they're in the system at the
>  > > moment. If you resend I'll make sure they get processed.
>  > >
>  > > Andrew
>  > >
>  > > On 31 Márta 2008, at 00:56, Danielle Chynoweth wrote:
>  > > > Gary and Andrew,
>  > > >
>  > > > Did the Share a meal and Community Shares PSAs we mdae and sent
>  > > > make it into automation.  This is worth hundreds of dollars per
>  > > > year for the IMC and can not delay.  Please let us know.
>  > > >
>  > > > Danielle
>  > > >
>  > > > On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:18 PM, Anna Hochhalter
>  > > > <hochhaltera at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > > > Hello Finance group!
>  > > >
>  > > > I am sorry I have been so absent from the thurs. meetings. sigh.
>  > > > Here's a Community Shares Update:
>  > > >
>  > > > The Share a Meal event on March 11th was VERY successful!
>  > Thank you
>  > > > to Jacob Barton, Michael Pennington, Esther Pratt, andSuzanne
>  > Linder
>  > > > for being able to help staff the meals at Cafe Luna during
>  > lunch and
>  > > > dinner.  Also, thanks to Davita Bernard and Maria Silva for
>  > > trying to
>  > > > help, but found logistical problems prevent them.  Cafe Luna was
>  > > > delighted to participate.  We will earn 30 points for our work on
>  > > this
>  > > > event.
>  > > >
>  > > > CS had a couple questions regarding the 2007 IMC points, and these
>  > > > have all been resolved.  For 2007, the IMC will receive 67 points
>  > > and
>  > > > 2 shares.  That's 2 times as many sweat equity shares from last
>  > > year.
>  > > > :)  I am attaching the final report forms which show the 1st
>  > and 2nd
>  > > > quarter on one sheet and the 3rd and 4th on the other. These have
>  > > been
>  > > > documented by Community Shares.
>  > > >
>  > > > regarding the Website and radio announcements, the link to CS is
>  > > > posted-- hoooray! This brings in 1 point per quarter, the
>  > longer it
>  > > > can stay posted, the better.  I'm following up on the radio PSA.
>  > > Has
>  > > > anyone heard one? Regardless, our work with the Share a Meal event
>  > > > this quarter brought in many points.  If we can get the PSA on the
>  > > > rotation cycle next quarter (or event this year), we'll bring in
>  > > many
>  > > > points.  It's ok w/o it, for now.
>  > > >
>  > > > Here is a report for IMC points from Jan-Mar 08.  If you see
>  > > anything
>  > > > that should be changed, please let me know.
>  > > >
>  > > > Thank you!!
>  > > > Anna
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  > > > From: Anna Hochhalter <hochhaltera at gmail.com>
>  > > > Date: Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:34 PM
>  > > > Subject: one more thing: CSI Sweat Equity
>  > > > To: Mike Doyle <mdoyle at cs-il.org>
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > > Hi Mike,
>  > > >
>  > > >  Also, we received a letter stating that the IMC received 0
>  > > points for
>  > > >  2007.  I hope this was because there were pending points and
>  > > > questions
>  > > >  regarding our report.  Based on the revised reports, we should
>  > > have a
>  > > >  total of 58 points for the whole year.
>  > > >
>  > > >  Thanks again!
>  > > >
>  > > >  Anna Hochhalter
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >  ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>  > > >  From: Anna Hochhalter <hochhaltera at gmail.com>
>  > > >  Date: Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 3:18 PM
>  > > >  Subject: Re: CSI Sweat Equity
>  > > >  To: Mike Doyle <mdoyle at cs-il.org>
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >  Hi Mike,
>  > > >
>  > > >  We're on the same page.  I remembered March 31st as being the
>  > > >  deadline.  This was in my schedule to take care of today.  THank
>  > > you
>  > > >  for the reminder.
>  > > >
>  > > >  Here are 2 revised spreadsheets for all four quarters from
>  > 2007 for
>  > > >  the UC-IMC.  I followed up with the following questions:
>  > > >  1- did the IMC sponsor or renew/recruit a restaurant for SAM?
>  > > >  2- Did the Public I feature articles about CS or just logos?
>  > > >
>  > > >  I made changes to the spreadsheet based on what I discovered.
>  > > > Info is below:
>  > > >  1- The IMC worked with CUTU and PACE to sponsor Milo's.  Esther
>  > > Pratt
>  > > >  has informed me that the IMC, CUTU, and PACE all received 10
>  > points
>  > > >  for their combined work sponsoring Milo's. Her description of
>  > > the IMC
>  > > >  involvement is below.
>  > > >
>  > > >  2- The Public I monthly newspaper shows the CS logo on every
>  > > >  newspaper. I gave us 3 points for each quarter for the 1st and
>  > 2nd
>  > > >  quarters, and 2 points per quarter (because a couple months were
>  > > >  combined).  I have copies of the newspaper here, if you need
>  > to see
>  > > >  them.
>  > > >
>  > > >  So that I can be more on top of this in the future, where could I
>  > > > find
>  > > >  a list of the due dates for the quarterly reports?  Is the Jan-
>  > > March
>  > > >  report due by April 1st too?  If so, I'll work on getting that
>  > > >  together.
>  > > >
>  > > >  Thank you again for being patient.  Feel free to contact me if
>  > > there
>  > > >  are other questions.
>  > > >
>  > > >  Anna Hochhalter
>  > > >  217-531-8219
>  > > >
>  > > >  From Esther Pratt:
>  > > >  Last year I recruited Milo's.  I think IMC delivered materials to
>  > > > them
>  > > >  (table top signs and posters) although Paula from PACE might have
>  > > > done
>  > > >  that.  Last year, IMC contacted Milo's right before the event to
>  > > see
>  > > >  if they had any questions and to let them know we'd be sending
>  > > > "hosts"
>  > > >  to work the door.  Then that got a bit confusion because of
>  > use of
>  > > > the
>  > > >  word "host."   The manager at Milo's told Wendy that Milo's
>  > has its
>  > > >  own hosts so Wendy thought we weren't supposed to staff it.
>  > One we
>  > > >  got that clarified, Mike Lehman and someone else (I forget who it
>  > > > was)
>  > > >  from IMC worked the door in 2 consecutive 2 hour shifts along
>  > > with me
>  > > >  from Tenant Union for the 5 - 7 shift and Paula Vanier from PACE
>  > > for
>  > > >  the 7-9 shift.  I picked up the materials to deliver to Milo's
>  > and
>  > > >  then Paula from PACE took them home.  UCIMC, CUTU and PACE each
>  > > > got 10
>  > > >  points for our collective effort.
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >
>  > > >  On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 2:09 PM, Mike Doyle <mdoyle at cs-il.org>
>  > > wrote:
>  > > >  >  Anna,
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >  Just a quick reminder - we need to update your sweat equity
>  > > > points before
>  > > >  > April 1. Although I forgot some of the specifics we discussed,
>  > > > If you would
>  > > >  > like to go over again, let me know I would be glad to talk.
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >  Mike
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  > Share A Meal - Tuesday, March 11th
>  > > >  >  For more information and a list of participating restaurants
>  > > >  >  www.share-a-meal.org
>  > > >  >
>  > > >  >  Mike Doyle
>  > > >  >  Executive Director
>  > > >  >  Community Shares of Illinois
>  > > >  >  www.CommunitySharesIllinois.org
>  > > >  >  44 East Main, Suite 208
>  > > >  >  Champaign, IL 61820
>  > > >  >  Phone (217) 352-6533
>  > > >  >  FAX (217) 352-9745
>  > > >
>  > > > _______________________________________________
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>  > > > IMC-Fundraising at lists.ucimc.org
>  > > > http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/imc-fundraising
>  > > >
>  > > >
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