Submitted by nickb on Mon, 12/15/2008 - 7:55pm
11-22-06 Icarus Staff Meeting will sascha ashley
11-22-06 Icarus Staff Meet will sascha ashley **************** agenda ********************* review notes from last meeting fundraising sara update ittleson report due at end of month website web admin collective phone ******* FUNDRAISING AND MONEY ********** fh hasn't raised us any $ they've authorized ken to raise us any more than $45k we're running out of $ end of dec create new plan based on cash drought jeff aron says trying to raise $ as soon as he can prev em said they'd raise $45 by end of dec. future fundraising: we need to put attention to fundraising / also tech, website important: GET COMMITS IN WRITING AROUND MONEY, ETC. send out funder update ask for $, ask individuals, also go for larger long term grants. time to check in with tony woods at ittleson. dobkin family fndt very likely to give $, need contacted. get donor lists to send out appeal to. phone bank? call center? sketchy? FH may write kickass letter but don't depend on it no $ to hire web admin at moment or for seed grant program have backup plan to scale back budget so we don't go from full speed ahead to zero. reevaluate plans in next few mos get advice from our funder mentor types ash - get fundraise letter/packet set up from ittleson final report, update budget ashley/sascha start work on narrative aspect. check back in with jeff aron next week. get ideas from tony woods. get donor lists ask sarah and madigan about this, what fundraising ideas ash talk with sara, sasch talk with madigan -- what are fundraising ideas. ************* Ittleson report *************** working on this as fundraise solicit letter package ****** Sarah Update *********** went well her first time her hours -- wed pm 1-5, fri 12-6. OPen office hours Fri 3-6 rest of her time flex on her own ash gave her big task list. put on open plans, so we can prioritize, figure how to use resources. contract - sara was really into contract - wellness policy, email policy. Ash will put contract on open plans. ********* WEBSITE / WEB ADMIN **************** Will wrote draft of job description + jonah gave feedback. WILL - continue continue to draft and come up with final version. two sets of skillsets? cheaper - hire website admin, then drupal dev person. ultimately - we're looking for 2 people. drupal medic and ongoing weekly basis person. about 40 people registering. no big bugs. ******** COLLECTIVE CALL *************** went awesome ash - will ask seven if minutes of call are on open plans *************** SCHEDULING *************** ash in nyc next fri. sash in nyc next weds, probly next fri too *********** NEXT STAFF MEETTING ****************** 1pm EST TUESDAY 28th asascha to invite/ coordinate madigan sarah ******** MISCELLANEOUS *************** madigan playing DEC 5th fundraiser at FHouse start putting docs on open plans as pages, not file attachments will work on open plans HOW TO page. NTS reprint is ordered put in moderation cue as a possibility for not publishing on site. ******* PRINCIPLES OF WORKING TOGETHER LOCALS NATIONALS DOCUMENT ********* on website
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