[Cu-wireless] organize!

[Sascha Meinrath]

On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Ralph Johnson wrote:

> I'm interested in several topics, but I have been thinking most about
> this.
>
> 	  6) Outreach group - Work on the website. Prepare snail mailings
> 	     soliciting interest/funds in/for the projects. prepare FAQs on
> 	     safety and other such issues for concerned members of the general
> 	     public. Work on acquiring grants or donations of equipment.
>
> You keep mentioning money.  It will be hard to get money from other
> organizations unless there is an organization for them to give it to.
> Perhaps "CU Wireless" doesn't have to be an official corporation, but
> it at least needs to have some sort of charter with recongized leaders.
> Organizations that give money want to know who they are giving it to.
>
> Sometimes you can piggy back off another group.  For example, perhaps
> people would donate money to the media center.  I bet we could get a
> grant to give wireless at the high schools and middle schools.  But
> if you want people to give money to us, not to some other organization
> that is working with us, we'll need an organization.

Several of us are working in loose affiliation with the UCIMC -- perhaps
we should make this a more formalized relationship since it would address
this issue.

--Sascha