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(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
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

Revision as of 17:00, 13 August 2014

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

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).

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

  • What is the transformation we're promising?

Call to Action

  • How can people help us to the work?

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]
  • FOCUS ALL ACTIVITY ON AUG21st POTLUCK and then replicate successes at a larger scale