F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
December DevComm Meeting
Date and Time
Wednesday December 13, 2023 at 7:30 AM
This meeting will be held in a hybrid manner. It can be accessed virtually via Zoom at this link: http://parker.school/developmentcommittee. In-person attendees will meet in room 33 at the Parker School.
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, G. Tang (remote), H. Pierpont, J. Fredericksen (remote), J. MacDonald (remote), J. Saxe (remote), K. Tedstone, L. Mitchell (remote), M. Cole, M. Smith (remote), S. Reinhorn (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Jaffee, L. Acton, M. Kosinski-Collins, S. Cassat Green, S. Cole
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Development 2020-2021
A.
Spring 2024 Event Committee reports
B.
Alumni Working Group
Did not have time to discuss
C.
The Parker Fund 23-24
Katrina gave a short report on the matching gift work that is happening and that we just had a $5K matching gift come in.
The group heard from the Nuts and Bolts subcommittee about the plan for the Spring '24 event. It was decided to be June 13 at the Devens Conference Center. Discussion also happened around ticket price and table packages.
The sponsorship subcommittee presented their thinking around sponsorship levels and how to approach businesses.