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= Fundraising Tasks =
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=== List of homework ===
THIS PAGE IS OLD, CHECK #fundraising-wg ON SLACK FOR THE UPDATED TO-DOs
 
=== Get it started! ===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Description
! Description
! SK says it best
! People
! Interested
! Interested
! Works in progress
! Works in progress
|-
|-
| Set up a fundraising database
| Update donate, patreon, twitter, facebook, wiki -- make messaging & update copy. We renewed the lease for a year and our biggest ask is monthly support and volunteer hours for grant writing & non profit fundraising experience.
| "Noisebridge should acquire and use a starter donor database product, such as Little Green Light, and transfer all donor information available to that product. All new donations should be entered or transferred to the database weekly."
| Done except YouTube and donate.noisebridge.net
| 1-2?
|-
| Help find and organize nice pictures that we can use for fundraising.
|
|-
| Public presence audit -- see what we can do to make website, social media, etc. look more professional
|
|-
| donate.noisebrige.net optimization for increasing overall donations and recurring donations
|
|-
| Create the "Clear Plan" document: buy version
| John Shutt
|-
| Corporate support -- who can we solicit from, who are we willing to solicit from, etc.
| Rebecca
| Rebecca
|-
|-
| Create the "Clear Plan" document: rent version
| Leadership group
| "The first step in raising money for a new home will be to come to an agreement about what that home should look like. Clear financial modeling will be needed to apply for money from institutional funders and for large donations from individuals."
| John Shutt, Rebecca
|-
| Help @mcscope gather an internal repository of fundraising copy (previous grant applications from slack/wiki, etc.)
| mcscope
|}
 
=== Reference Documents ===
 
We've partnered with Scandiuzzi Krebs for professional fundraising guidance. Here are some relevant docs, from most to least recent.
 
July 3, 2018 S|K proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WwhyDL4N4sMYCjNCG50J44ZhRdlbLsmx/view?usp=sharing
 
S|K Findings and Recommendations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LQ3r57ZzUTGU5qlEwB6aZGkfm0fD7MZ/view?usp=sharing
 
Questions and answers about the S|K process: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zhbMBqWhdBVuCT4K0JIiI2aoVM1gjpAG/view?usp=sharing


"should include (1) cost of acquisition, improvements and move, and (2) an annual operating budget for the new space."
=== Works in progress ===
| 3?
| Eric, John Shutt
| Pretty early [[Clear_Plan:_Rent|Rent plan]] --


includes copy/paste from [[Noisebridge_Space_Program]], [[Finances]], and SK docs + feedback from John regarding targeting a larger building size. Next question: how do we make this sustainable?
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Description
! Interested
! Works in progress
|-
| Create the "Case statement"
| John Shutt, Nick Holloway, Eric, Ruth Grace
| [[Case Statement]]
|-
|-
| Create the "Clear Plan" document: buy version
| Help everyone write new copy (should be little-c consensed)
| "The first step in raising money for a new home will be to come to an agreement about what that home should look like. Clear financial modeling will be needed to apply for money from institutional funders and for large donations from individuals."
| Presumably everyone :)
| Un-curated copy: [[Fundraising Copy]]
Curated copy (little-c consensed): [[Fundraising Copy - Curated]]


"should include (1) cost of acquisition, improvements and move, and (2) an annual operating budget for the new space."
Ruth Grace posted to Twitter, etc.
| 3?
|-
| John Shutt
| Help @mister_name with the grant from the session yesterday (reference case statement materials from report)
| Mister Name
| [[Notes on San Francisco Nonprofit Space Investment Fund meeting]]
|-
| Help set up the Noisebridge Threadless shop so that it shows products instead of just design squares
| Ruth Grace
| DONE https://noisebridge.threadless.com/
|-
| Help @beka and @r update social media tool to be able to update patreon.
| Beka, r
| https://github.com/noisebridge/social-media-apis
|-
|-
| Create the "Case statement"
| Set up a fundraising database Little Green Light.
| "A classic case statement creates a clear understanding around the basics of the organization and the campaign, and can be used as material for creating proposals to corporations, foundations and government funders. Some organizations accrete the components of a case by writing proposals for funding, then assemble these into a master document."
| Rebecca, Mister Name
| 3?
| Signed up for 30 day trial! Now we need to configure it, etc. https://noisebridge.littlegreenlight.com
| John Shutt, Nick Holloway
|-
|-
| Corporate support -- who can we solicit from, who are we willing to solicit from, etc.
| Create the "Clear Plan" document: rent version
| "Start compiling a list of foundations to research and secure guidelines.  Our list can be a start. Be ready to make application as soon as you have formalized your campaign plan."
| Eric, John Shutt, Lady Red
| 3?
| Pretty early [[Clear_Plan:_Rent|Rent plan]] --
| Rebecca
 
includes copy/paste from [[Noisebridge_Space_Program]], [[Finances]], and SK docs + feedback from John regarding targeting a larger building size. Next question: how do we make this sustainable?  
|-
|-
| Create an individual donors plan
| Create an individual donors plan
| "As you develop your capital campaign plan, you will need to develop leadership giving levels with appropriate benefits such as inclusion on donor walls, naming rights for physical spaces (doesn’t have to be named after the donor), or other perks. 
| 3?
| Eric, James (mindfu)
| Eric, James (mindfu)
| [[Individual Donor Plan]]
| [[Individual Donor Plan]]
|-
|-
| Leadership group
| Finance Infographic
| "Noisebridge should form a capital campaign committee to lead the process of raising money. The committee should have at least one chair, preferably two or more co-chairs, and subcommittee heads with specific areas of responsibility such as individual donors, government relations, foundations, and corporate donors. This list is not prescriptive and should not be used as a checklist. Noisebridge will have to develop a model that is right for you."
| James (jslack)
| SK says 6-9
| Income vs. Expenditures
| John Shutt, Rebecca
* Which sources? Recurring vs. Ad-hoc
* Which expenditure types?
 
Past vs. Present vs. Future
* monthly or yearly
* lease change
|}
|}


===== Willing to help, but no specific interest =====
===== Willing to help, but no specific interest =====


* James (mindfu)
* James (mindfu)
[[Category:Fundraising]]
== Pages to track info ==
[[Noisecombinator]] - People and projects related to NB


[[Category:Fundraising]]
[[Corporate_Philanthropists]]
 
[[Fundraising_Roadmap]]

Revision as of 02:08, 30 October 2018

Fundraising Tasks

THIS PAGE IS OLD, CHECK #fundraising-wg ON SLACK FOR THE UPDATED TO-DOs

Get it started!

Description Interested Works in progress
Update donate, patreon, twitter, facebook, wiki -- make messaging & update copy. We renewed the lease for a year and our biggest ask is monthly support and volunteer hours for grant writing & non profit fundraising experience. Done except YouTube and donate.noisebridge.net
Help find and organize nice pictures that we can use for fundraising.
Public presence audit -- see what we can do to make website, social media, etc. look more professional
donate.noisebrige.net optimization for increasing overall donations and recurring donations
Create the "Clear Plan" document: buy version John Shutt
Corporate support -- who can we solicit from, who are we willing to solicit from, etc. Rebecca
Leadership group John Shutt, Rebecca
Help @mcscope gather an internal repository of fundraising copy (previous grant applications from slack/wiki, etc.) mcscope

Reference Documents

We've partnered with Scandiuzzi Krebs for professional fundraising guidance. Here are some relevant docs, from most to least recent.

July 3, 2018 S|K proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WwhyDL4N4sMYCjNCG50J44ZhRdlbLsmx/view?usp=sharing

S|K Findings and Recommendations: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LQ3r57ZzUTGU5qlEwB6aZGkfm0fD7MZ/view?usp=sharing

Questions and answers about the S|K process: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zhbMBqWhdBVuCT4K0JIiI2aoVM1gjpAG/view?usp=sharing

Works in progress

Description Interested Works in progress
Create the "Case statement" John Shutt, Nick Holloway, Eric, Ruth Grace Case Statement
Help everyone write new copy (should be little-c consensed) Presumably everyone :) Un-curated copy: Fundraising Copy

Curated copy (little-c consensed): Fundraising Copy - Curated

Ruth Grace posted to Twitter, etc.

Help @mister_name with the grant from the session yesterday (reference case statement materials from report) Mister Name Notes on San Francisco Nonprofit Space Investment Fund meeting
Help set up the Noisebridge Threadless shop so that it shows products instead of just design squares Ruth Grace DONE https://noisebridge.threadless.com/
Help @beka and @r update social media tool to be able to update patreon. Beka, r https://github.com/noisebridge/social-media-apis
Set up a fundraising database Little Green Light. Rebecca, Mister Name Signed up for 30 day trial! Now we need to configure it, etc. https://noisebridge.littlegreenlight.com
Create the "Clear Plan" document: rent version Eric, John Shutt, Lady Red Pretty early Rent plan --

includes copy/paste from Noisebridge_Space_Program, Finances, and SK docs + feedback from John regarding targeting a larger building size. Next question: how do we make this sustainable?

Create an individual donors plan Eric, James (mindfu) Individual Donor Plan
Finance Infographic James (jslack) Income vs. Expenditures
  • Which sources? Recurring vs. Ad-hoc
  • Which expenditure types?

Past vs. Present vs. Future

  • monthly or yearly
  • lease change


Willing to help, but no specific interest
  • James (mindfu)


Pages to track info

Noisecombinator - People and projects related to NB

Corporate_Philanthropists

Fundraising_Roadmap

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