[fundraising] Proposal for Party-wide 3 day reginalized group fundraising activity - need vetting, co-sponsor

[Merelice]

Hi,

I'm re-sending this to the list because I just got a message saying it
had been rejected by the list (I had copied too many people on the
original).

Merelice


On 1/18/07, Merelice <merelice at gmail.com> wrote:
> [Note: I'm copying Melissa because she once wrote she would help with
> fundraising mailings and I'm not sure she is on the fundraising list.]
>
> Hi Ron (and others),
>
> I'm sorry you won't be at Sunday's meeting. I believe it's OK to have
> just two sponsors as long as one of them attends the meeting and can
> present the proposal. I plan to be there.
>
> For the Fundraising Committee meeting -- which is currently on the
> statecom agenda -- to be effective, it would help to have samples of
> the materials that Brian used to mail out (renewal postcards, followup
> letters, sustainer inserts, etc.). Did anyone ever meet with Brian
> after he left for any kind of transition and/or to pick up materials?
> Also copies of the fundraising month-by-month spreadsheet of
> activities would be helpful, and I might be able to supply that.
>
> Anyone on this list willing to be active in any way? I know that Eva
> Kerr (who probably is not on the list) is still willing to do monthly
> mailings as she did when Brian was working. He then did the phone
> followups.
>
> Merelice
>
>
> Hi Merelice and all,
>
> I made the changes tha you suggested and put the proposal on the website.
>
> Unfortunately I will not be able to make the Statecom meeting due to
> an unavoidable conflict that takes me out of state.  Frustrating...
> but there is nothing I can do about it.  I can be available by cell
> phone if needed but I can't really participate.
>
> Therefore a 3rd sponsor will be needed (I think...)
>
> Good Luck with the proposal.  I hope it passes since we need to make
> the commitment to do fundraising and if everyone pitches in it can
> become a regular and even fun activity that becomes part of the
> regular machinery of machinery... just like Brians's efforts became
> doing staffperson-related fundraising.
>
> Ron
>