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Revision as of 22:19, 6 September 2018
Updates
[See slack, starting around here](https://noisebridge.slack.com/archives/C035Z8C5J/p1523979216000839)
Background
What we hope to get out of discovery
- Guidance on fundraising priorities
- Ranked list of grants to apply to (public and private)
- Analysis of general and specific information that we need to get together to apply for grants
- Specific methodologies for driving recurring donations
- Specific methodologies for persuing Very Large one time donations
- Who will participate in discovery from Noisebridge?
- List of 'gotchyas' to be aware of on our fundraising journey
Diligence
Relevant Documents
File:SK Noisebridge Questions Response Letter 2018-03-06.pdf File:SK Noisebridge Discovery Proposal 2018-03-06.pdf File:SK Experience and Client List 2018-04-01.pdf File:Josef Krebs Resume 3.15.18.pdf
Due Dilligence Q&A
Past Clients
Lady Red contacted all of S|K's past clients, and three of them replied with some information about their experience: https://noisebridge.slack.com/archives/C035Z8C5J/p1536297364000100
Included in $4k scope of work:
- in person time
- Josef would come down and spend one or two days where he would meet with the leaders in the community.
- Immerse and understand the programs offered.
- identify a group who can help internally
- conversations about culture and values in fundraising
- couple days with leadership
- review of financials back a few years
- target grants ($1mm in grants of $25k or more)
- get an internal comms campaign
- tiered, targeted to members
- timing of email campaigns
- big focus on how is money expected to operate within the culture
Past Experience
They've worked with orgs raising money to raise themselves levels of engagement. Theater company. Annex Theater is in their 31st season. They are consensus driven. He was dev director. Anarchist collective they're familiar with. Started with them in 2001. Dev Dir. Op budget was under $100k. Raised add'l $30-40/year. Raised $65k for a move.
Ventura Disability Partners was cruising at $1mm/year from contract only. Trying to stop turnover. Got $100-200k revenue monthly recurring. Got $1mm in a few months. Seattle Youth Symphony, started raising $300k/ year. Doubled to $600k. Got $500k grant from Wallace foundation.
He oversaw a team of 7 who raised $4.5mm for a theater.
From Lady Red
I asked Krebs this and here was their answer: Money for a campaign will come from all of the sources you identify.
Individuals who currently support Noisebridge can be asked for contributions, and can receive benefits and acknowledgement for doing so, within the cultural norms of your organization. We will likely seek individual contributors at the $1,000 level and above to form a leadership circle for the campaign. Part of our work will be to encourage people to give joyfully, becoming closer to the organization through their participation in the campaign.
Foundations and corporations will be sought, we will seek contributions from many sources, I would say a minimum of 15 and probably more than 20, ranging in size from $10,000 to more than $100,000 each.
We will also explore available government funding at the local and state level. I don’t think federal funding is likely with this turnaround, but we will explore than option as well, and will set you up for future federal funding if that is appropriate and desirable.
https://noisebridge.slack.com/archives/C035Z8C5J/p1522828057000288