Event:2014/08/11 Fundraising Conversation - Revision history

Ceremona: /* Questions */

2025-09-14T04:01:46Z

Questions

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	* How can I help? x2		* How can I help? x2
	* Athena: How to bring all the collectives together to represent the Omni, at say, a fundraising event?		* Athena: How to bring all the collectives together to represent the Omni, at say, a fundraising event?
	* Cere: Isn't the 1023 pretty trivial? Show and tell? Why can't we start having 75 person events?
	* Cere: What about soundproofing? Would be rad to have loud events here that wouldn't bother other things happening?
	* Elaine: Timeline? How can I most effectively contribute?		* Elaine: Timeline? How can I most effectively contribute?
	* Jenny: Newbie Night - can we make this Omni-wide? What does each collective contribute to the Commons - cultivating this message. How do we		* Jenny: Newbie Night - can we make this Omni-wide? What does each collective contribute to the Commons - cultivating this message. How do we

Stationaery: /* AUG 21 POTLUCK PARTICIPATION NOTES */

2014-08-16T15:48:19Z

AUG 21 POTLUCK PARTICIPATION NOTES

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	There are two areas of tasks:		There are two areas of tasks:

	Omni presence (pun!):		'''Omni presence (pun!):'''
	* suggest each Omni member group have 2+ representatives present		* suggest each Omni member group have 2+ representatives present
	* organize set-up and cleanup volunteers		* organize set-up and cleanup volunteers
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	* welcome participation far more than donation! let's build a beloved community		* welcome participation far more than donation! let's build a beloved community

	Omni publicity:		'''Omni publicity:'''
	* send email through Omni announce list		* send email through Omni announce list
	* suggest each Omni member group email their list and post on social media		* suggest each Omni member group email their list and post on social media

Stationaery: /* Action Items */

2014-08-16T15:47:46Z

Action Items

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	=~~ADDED~~ AUG ~~16:~~		=AUG 21 POTLUCK PARTICIPATION NOTES=

	Synthesized from many post-its late; s we discussed on Monday night, this potluck is a great way for all Omni member groups and working groups to take one step together towards collective unity.		Synthesized from many post-its late; s we discussed on Monday night, this potluck is a great way for all Omni member groups and working groups to take one step together towards collective unity.

Stationaery: /* Action Items */

2014-08-16T15:46:53Z

Action Items

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	Omni presence (pun!):		Omni presence (pun!):
	- suggest each Omni member group have 2+ representatives present		* suggest each Omni member group have 2+ representatives present
	- organize set-up and cleanup volunteers		* organize set-up and cleanup volunteers
	- suggest everyone "bring a friend or two"		* suggest everyone "bring a friend or two"
	- create half-sheet "About Omni" handouts (building on existing copy on website, wiki, etc)		* create half-sheet "About Omni" handouts (building on existing copy on website, wiki, etc)
	- welcome participation far more than donation! let's build a beloved community		* welcome participation far more than donation! let's build a beloved community

	Omni publicity:		Omni publicity:
	- send email through Omni announce list		* send email through Omni announce list
	- suggest each Omni member group email their list and post on social media		* suggest each Omni member group email their list and post on social media
	- create event using Omni Facebook page (necessary to engage regular FB users)		* create event using Omni Facebook page (necessary to engage regular FB users)
	- create simple image for posting on social media – example attached! Improvements welcome!		* create simple image for posting on social media – example attached! Improvements welcome!
	- create "potluck page" or "soon-to-open" page on the Omni website		* create "potluck page" or "soon-to-open" page on the Omni website
	- consider posting to local event calendars, inviting press, etc – needs discussion		* consider posting to local event calendars, inviting press, etc – needs discussion
	- invite specific groups?		* invite specific groups?
	-- prospective member groups (RLL, Rise Above printing, and others??)		** prospective member groups (RLL, Rise Above printing, and others??)
	-- movement allies (EBASE, Causa Justa Just Cause, Phat Beets Produce, Ella Baker Center, Oakland Rising..... etc?)		** movement allies (EBASE, Causa Justa Just Cause, Phat Beets Produce, Ella Baker Center, Oakland Rising..... etc?)
	-- city & neighborhood reps?		** city & neighborhood reps?

Stationaery at 15:46, 16 August 2014

2014-08-16T15:46:07Z

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	* Talk to Helen about FNB fiscal sponsorship [Jenny]		* Talk to Helen about FNB fiscal sponsorship [Jenny]
	* FOCUS ALL ACTIVITY ON AUG21st POTLUCK and then replicate successes at a larger scale		* FOCUS ALL ACTIVITY ON AUG21st POTLUCK and then replicate successes at a larger scale


			=ADDED AUG 16:

			Synthesized from many post-its late; s we discussed on Monday night, this potluck is a great way for all Omni member groups and working groups to take one step together towards collective unity.

			There are two areas of tasks:

			Omni presence (pun!):
			- suggest each Omni member group have 2+ representatives present
			- organize set-up and cleanup volunteers
			- suggest everyone "bring a friend or two"
			- create half-sheet "About Omni" handouts (building on existing copy on website, wiki, etc)
			- welcome participation far more than donation! let's build a beloved community

			Omni publicity:
			- send email through Omni announce list
			- suggest each Omni member group email their list and post on social media
			- create event using Omni Facebook page (necessary to engage regular FB users)
			- create simple image for posting on social media – example attached! Improvements welcome!
			- create "potluck page" or "soon-to-open" page on the Omni website
			- consider posting to local event calendars, inviting press, etc – needs discussion
			- invite specific groups?
			-- prospective member groups (RLL, Rise Above printing, and others??)
			-- movement allies (EBASE, Causa Justa Just Cause, Phat Beets Produce, Ella Baker Center, Oakland Rising..... etc?)
			-- city & neighborhood reps?

Patrik: Patrik moved page Event:2014/08/11 Fundraising Conversation!! to Event:2014/08/11 Fundraising Conversation: removed explamation marks in title - screws up URLs

2014-08-13T19:34:01Z

Patrik moved page Event:2014/08/11 Fundraising Conversation!! to Event:2014/08/11 Fundraising Conversation: removed explamation marks in title - screws up URLs

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Stationaery at 17:00, 13 August 2014

2014-08-13T17:00:24Z

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	7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!		7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!

	Danny (CoFed), Margaretha (lots of grant writing/fundraising, urban commons projects: Hayes Valley Farm [20K kickstarter], Bloom Justice, web		Experience we bring to this? Danny (CoFed, several fundraising campaigns), Margaretha (lots of grant writing/fundraising, urban commons projects: Hayes Valley Farm [20K kickstarter], Bloom Justice, web and graphic design), Cere (passing hats at events), Athena (worked in nonprofits, but not fundraising), David (Alt Exposure grant, community investors / donors / loaners etc; excited about block grants from our district, human relations, specific project fundraising), Elaine (nonprof$ for artists w/ disabilities - grant writing and program coordinating; other event space in Mass, fundraising for a small press), Jenny (sudo room and sudo mesh; Gittip, crowdfunding, positioning ourselves to be given big grants at the end of the year).
	and graphic design), Cere (passing hats at events), Athena (worked in nonprofits, but not fundraising), David (Alt Exposure grant, community
	investors / donors / loaners etc; excited about block grants from our district, human relations, specific project fundraising), Elaine (nonprof$
	for artists w/ disabilities - grant writing and program coordinating; other event space in Mass, fundraising for a small press), Jenny (sudo
	room and sudo mesh; Gittip, crowdfunding, positioning ourselves to be given big grants at the end of the year).

	David: Getting the 1023 important for getting 501c3 and major tax deductible donations; writing off rent as a 501c3 renting to for-profits		David: Getting the 1023 important for getting 501c3 and major tax deductible donations; writing off rent as a 501c3 renting to for-profits
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	==Pitch==		==Pitch==
			* What is the transformation we're promising?

	==Call to Action==		==Call to Action==
			* How can people help us to the work?

	=Ideas=		=Ideas=
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	* David talking to Dan Kalb about block grants		* David talking to Dan Kalb about block grants
	* Talk to Helen about FNB fiscal sponsorship [Jenny]		* Talk to Helen about FNB fiscal sponsorship [Jenny]
			* FOCUS ALL ACTIVITY ON AUG21st POTLUCK and then replicate successes at a larger scale

Tunabananas: posted most of the notes from the fundraising conversation ^_^

2014-08-13T00:48:45Z

posted most of the notes from the fundraising conversation ^_^

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	7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!		7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!

			Danny (CoFed), Margaretha (lots of grant writing/fundraising, urban commons projects: Hayes Valley Farm [20K kickstarter], Bloom Justice, web
			and graphic design), Cere (passing hats at events), Athena (worked in nonprofits, but not fundraising), David (Alt Exposure grant, community
			investors / donors / loaners etc; excited about block grants from our district, human relations, specific project fundraising), Elaine (nonprof$
			for artists w/ disabilities - grant writing and program coordinating; other event space in Mass, fundraising for a small press), Jenny (sudo
			room and sudo mesh; Gittip, crowdfunding, positioning ourselves to be given big grants at the end of the year).

			David: Getting the 1023 important for getting 501c3 and major tax deductible donations; writing off rent as a 501c3 renting to for-profits
			* 3 mayoral candidates coming here to debate in a next month
			* Use Oakland Nights Live to help with our fundraising and donations
			* Article in the Bay Guardian
			* Policy on admitting new collectives, space and rent

			=Questions=
			* Danny: What's the latent potential for people to want to support Omni?
			* Margaretha: General fund or specific funds?
			* How can I help? x2
			* Athena: How to bring all the collectives together to represent the Omni, at say, a fundraising event?
			* Cere: Isn't the 1023 pretty trivial? Show and tell? Why can't we start having 75 person events?
			* Cere: What about soundproofing? Would be rad to have loud events here that wouldn't bother other things happening?
			* Elaine: Timeline? How can I most effectively contribute?
			* Jenny: Newbie Night - can we make this Omni-wide? What does each collective contribute to the Commons - cultivating this message. How do we
			engage people who might contribute funds to also see it as their space and participate?
			* Jenny: How do we get the masses to contribute the cost of a cup of coffee every week?

			=Revenue Streams=
			* One-page financial overview
			1. Weekly / Monthly membership donations
			* What is Omni membership?
			2. Online donations
			* Campaigns / Kickstarters
			* Donate button
			3. Events
			* Fundraising Gala
			* Weekly Newbie Night
			4. Omni-produced events that make money
			* Shows (taking a cut)
			** Thurston Moore, The Melvins, MGMT
			5. Booked events
			* Weddings, etc;
			* Space Rental
			6. End-of-the-year campaign
			* Very conventional, but end of tax year is very
			* Corporate matching
			* Rich families
			7. Capital Campaign
			* Find the rich believers

			=Grants!=
			* Grant-writing hackathon
			* Boilerplate

			=Message=

			What are the best few things we can prioritize?

			==Community==
			* Inner circle: direct and intimate connections
			* Wider audiences: eg; global hackerspace community, arts community, people writing about or giving ted talks about these topics
			* Hosting events / "stunts":
			* Launch night, leverage press, target various large communities

			==Pitch==

			==Call to Action==


			=Ideas=
			* Newbie Night
			* Tiny art sale
			* Coordinate Newbie Night for First Friday
			* Study upcoming Temescal community events and coordinate with them

			=Action Items=
			* David talking to Dan Kalb about block grants
			* Talk to Helen about FNB fiscal sponsorship [Jenny]

Niki: Created page with "7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!"

2014-08-08T04:04:55Z

Created page with "7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!"

New page

7pm we will discuss a plan to do some nominal fundraising!