Living School

Development Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Monday October 1, 2018 at 5:00 PM CDT

Location

https://zoom.us/j/738211128

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
    Approve minutes for Monthly Development Committee Meeting on September 3, 2018
II. Development Committee
 
Development Committee
  A. Review Committee OKRs
   
OBJECTIVE 1: Raise $275K
KR 1.1: Follow up on outstanding grant applications (5/31/18)
KR 1.2: Find and apply for new grants (1/31/19) - Will discuss status today
KR 1.3: Steward existing donors (5/31/18)
KR 1.4: Cultivate new donors (12/31/18) - Will discuss today
KR 1.5: Develop our marketing & social media capacity (12/31/18) - Will discuss today

OBJECTIVE 2: Raise the funds needed to build the permanent Living Campus
KR 2.1: Plan and execute a capital campaign (1/31/20) - Will discuss in 2019
 
  B. Grant Application Updates
   
Refer to our Grant Tracker.
Liz will give updates on status of pending grant applications and the pivot for our current strategy.
Who has contacts we can be reaching out to at different foundations before submission of an application?
  C. Crowdfunding Campaign Update
   
Planning next steps by end of October:
- (Mark D.) Fundraising dinner @ Board Members' and/or supporters' houses
    - Alon Shaya confirmed to help host 2 dinners, plans forthcoming
- (Jo) Fundraising event @ local parks, churches, and organizations
     - Attending community events and still in planning phases of a hosted event
- (Richard) Fundraising event @ local restaurants & bars
     - Reached out to educator-owned breweries about hosting, awaiting response
  D. iWave
   
Help us build a list of potential people to research & invite
  E. Next meeting in person
   

At Norman Meyer Library Branch in Gentilly

III. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting