[Foundation-l] Isn't it getting to be time...

[Anthere]

Nod, a good option as well.

... only point... Mav is not a member of the comcom. Is that a problem ?

Ant


Michael Davis wrote:
> Fundraising is far more a public relations/communications function than 
> finance or tech.  All finance needs to do is say how much money we need; 
> tech can assist in the implementation but the success or failure of a 
> fundraiser depends on how effective we are communicating with the 
> donors.  I'd recommend fundraising be a function of the communications 
> committee with significant help from other group within the foundation.
> 
> Michael
> 
> Anthere wrote:
> 
>>Daniel Mayer wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>--- Anthere <Anthere9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>    
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>>>>So, I'd say we would definitely benefit from a fundraising. It is not 
>>>>*urgent* but we need to anticipate before it becomes urgent.
>>>>      
>>>
>>>I told the board before that I will not run another fundraiser without the help from a duly
>>>created fundraising committee. Nobody from the board has proposed the creation of such a committee
>>>yet and I won't waste my time (as I did with trying to help staff the finance committee) until the
>>>board acts. 
>>>    
>>
>>Now, now...shhhh
>>
>>Right, we never succeeded to create a decent financial committee.
>>This said, I am not convinced the fundraising should be part of the 
>>financial committee (it involves as well technical needs, communication 
>>issues etc...) and I would suggest that we should not get stuck on such 
>>bureaucratic details.
>>
>>Let's simply create a fundraising committee. If some one wants to 
>>dissolve it later, or attached it to another already existing 
>>committee... fine.
>>
>>Can you draft for us a resolution with
>>* the creation of a fundraising committee
>>* description of the goal
>>* a team
>>* a delegation for this fundraising
>>
>>I'll post it on the board wiki and we'll see if the board acts (votes...)
>>
>>(make it several resolutions if you feel necessary)
>>
>>
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>>>We also really should pass a budget for the rest of the year before we have a fundraiser. I'm
>>>going to send the spending forecast you aleady have to the officers and committees this weekend.
>>>Hopefully, it won't take long to turn that into a proposed budget for the board to vote one. 
>>>
>>>-- Daniel Mayer (aka mav)
>>>
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