Event:2017/12/06 Basement Kitchen Meeting

Omni Commons Kitchen Fundraising Meeting - Wednesday, Dec 6, 2017 @ 6:30pm

attendees

• marcus, robb, phil, jenny, liz

discussion items

timeline

• now - dec 15th: get pre-pledges, add them to this spreadsheet: [REDACTED]
• launch dec 15th
• run to jan 15, possibly extend to feb 15

Perks

• Free! Come join a community meal prepared by Food Not Bombs!
  • Phil "We'll let you go to the head of the line"
• $1 or more: Thank you on our social media
• Buttons for ?$5? - "i built the kitchen" or 'i helped!" or 'i funded omni'
• Discount for kitchen use
  • Phil: Could be problematic for giver's tax-deductibility if someone is receiving something of value
  • Jenny: If donation is significantly above Fair Market Value of return, still considered a gift
• Event catering - ask Phat Beets if they'll do a work-trade in exchange for x free ballroom events
• Tshirts + Ticket to class on Making Your Own T-Shirt? - Marcus talked with ABDC:
  • $10 - Bring your own shirt, ABDC will print & show you how to make your own
  • $100 or $500 - 20-30 shirts printed for your campaign / cause / organization - buy their own shirts, but printing is done for free
  • ABDC to offer ongoing work-trade in exchange for discount on rent ^_^
• A Muppet in Your Image? - Liz ask cost?
• $50 - Free Mesh Node + Ticket to class on Building Your Own Internet
  • Marcus: Each group offering a perk + activity should reach out to the relevant interest area groups.

videos

• send out

Marketing

• YouTube Donations
  • https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6327868?hl=en
  • Omni's already registered w/ Network For Good: https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/MakeDonation.aspx?ORGID2=464109670&vlrStratCode=aHfcKaid2pjDMpXDpGvdG%2b5%2brG1aryaopMWOuUvPd2QpEMsUOnwRLw0Wqt4rk9uG
  • But shouldn't we just link directly to the campaign? omnicommons.org/donate or omnicommons.org/kitchen
    • Can have links to external sites as buttons at end of YouTube video?
• Telephone pole flyers (with tags to the URL at the bottom)

BitHope

• Bitcoin Donations - launch a duplicate campaign at https://bithope.org/campaigns
  • Target the tech community - hackerspaces - flyer San Francisco (everywhere!) w/ QR code linking to the bithope campaign
  • Blanket Google campus, Stanford, Palo Alto etc in flyers

Action Items

• Share Marcus' GoogleDoc with Grant
• Reach out to potential pre-pledges - everyone!
  • add to spreadsheet
• Write the link to the action items list on the main hall chalkboard - omnicommons.org/kitchen
• Look into adding links to YouTube videos
• Set up a campaign on bithope.com
• Telephone pole flyers (with tags to the URL at the bottom) - Marcus