Re: Kalakaar Update

[Ashwini]

Hi Arvind and Kidambi,

I won't be able to attend Vibha-MN meeting today.

Here are some highlevel Kalakaar updates (team, please add to this if I have missed anything)

1) Reached our goal of 500 entries. We are at about 530 entries with one more day to go. ( contest ends on 15th Nov)

2) We have 13,000 + likes on facebook ( goal was 10,000 likes)

3) sponsorships and donations so far: $5000 (revenue)

4) how we got here: great website, good planning, sponsorships, paid FB ads, dedicated team and low entry barrier ( free entry, email address required)

5) what did achieve?
- Reach: Kalakaar and inturn Vibha reached  over 2 million people (stats via FB) and reached people we could have reached before, like in middle east and Latin America
- Brought in some awesome photos that the Vibha marketing team can use.
- Infrastructure built to easily conduct other online events (scalable, easy maintenance)
- engage interested volunteers who may or may not belong to an AC
- HUGE potential to bring sponsorships and donations, and through venues that Vibha would not have previously explored.

Thanks
Ashwini

On Nov 13, 2012 3:49 PM, "Arvind Menon" <arvind...@vibha.org> wrote:

Hey Ashwini,

As you know, we have our monthly volunteer meeting tomorrow, and it'll be great to get an update on Kalakaar. I hope that you will be able to make it to the meeting and personally give us an update, but if not, could you please send us some highlights to present at the meeting?

Thanks.

-Arvind

[Naras Kidamb]

Ashwini

 

Thank you for the excellent news.  Absolutely not a problem that you were not able to join us.

 

Congratulations for an excellent event, both for its design and execution.  All of us at Vibha Minnesota are very proud of the accomplishments from the Kalakaar team and in particular your role in it.

 

Regards

Kidambi