F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
March DevComm Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday March 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This meeting will be virtual on Microsoft Teams at this link: http://parker.school/developmentcommittee.
Fundraising is a conscious process of building a community of donors who are invested in the success of your work, both financially and otherwise. -Paola Cubias
Committee Members Present
B. Harrigan (remote), B. Sweet (remote), D. Van Patten (remote), J. Fredericksen (remote), J. Saxe (remote), K. Tedstone (remote), M. Beganski (remote), M. Kosinski-Collins (remote), S. Cole (remote), S. Reinhorn (remote)
Committee Members Absent
E. Gibbs Revelli, G. Tang, J. MacDonald, L. Acton, M. Cole
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Development 2024-2025
A.
DevComm working groups update
B.
Parker Giving Week
Update-
Each constituency received a tailored email introducing Parker Giving Week. This email prompted 10-12 donors to give in anticipation of the March 16th week.
Discussion-
The group gave feedback on the Parker Giving Week flyer to be handed out on PLP Day (March 13th)
Parker Fund-
Katrina updated the group on the Fund's progress. It is currently $11K ahead of where we were at this time last year. With the gifts that are projected to come in, we are on track to meet our $250K goal. There has been a favorable response to Parker Giving Week so far and the week hasn't even started yet.
Alumni-
The Alumni social is scheduled for 5/9 at Clover Road in Hudson. We talked about finding a more unique place for the event next year- someplace that people would be excited to explore. Julie brought up the Acton Discovery Museum citing the connection of one of Parker's Board Members who is the museum's CEO. Everyone thought that would be a wonderful idea. Bethany and Melissa offered to help think about what this event could look like- and reaching out to the museum- to see if it is possible.
Community Celebration-
This event is scheduled for 6/5 at Sterling Street in Devens. We are planning on having a few raffle baskets with donated items. The group gave feedback on the donation solicitation letter.
Prospecting-
Sue updated the group around the work she has done finding a prospector to help us learn how to gather better and more helpful information. We will be working with this individual on a small subset of our data.