Fundraising Committee Call, Friday, February 10, 2012
Staci, Jennifer: Health GAP; Amanda, African Services Committee; Tom, HIV Health; Nadine, March Coordinator
I. Overview of where we are: Money raised from MAC, Sparkplug & John M. Lloyd Foundations. Hired a coordinator. Most of the money is going to pay for buses, outreach materials, perhaps the staging, etc.
II. Fundraising from Organizations
a. Large ASO Town Hall meeting: Christine is reaching out to NAPWA to co-convene. Via Webinar
III. Individual fundraising:
a. Fundraising committee will produce materials targeted to rich people and celebs that people know and will attend meetings with you.
b. Indie-gogo. 3 stages, ready to go. VOCAL is handling
IV. Foundations
a. Amanda will approach Astraea Director and ask her to co-convene (perhaps with QEJ) a briefing for LGBT funders about the IAC
a. Invite:
1. Gill Foundation
2. Astraea
3. Arkus
4. Paul Rapoport (if they are still around)
b. Staci will ask is Sparkplug will convene a briefing about the IAC for funders.
a. Invite:
1. Veatch
2. North Star
3. NY Foundation
4. NY Community Trust
5. Ford
6. OSF
Target date for funder briefing is mid March
Next call, Wed. Feb. 22, 2012 3pm