Alma del Mar
Development Committee Meeting
Published on August 19, 2020 at 9:38 AM EDT
Amended on August 20, 2020 at 9:51 AM EDT
Date and Time
Friday August 21, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
| Approve minutes for Development Committee Meeting on June 19, 2020 | ||
| II. | Impact Campaign | |
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Development
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| A. | Fundraising Status Update | |
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Annual Fundraising
Capital Fundraising
Special Projects Fundraising
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| B. | Frederick Douglass Capital Project Update | |
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Overview of updated timeline for the construction of the Frederick Douglass Campus
The house at 739 Church Street has been demolished and the team is moving full steam ahead on clearing the site, which will grant us access to the remainder of the lot for site clearing and groundbreaking to happen later this month/early September. W. Gardner presented to EFF for our financing last week and Alma's Board approved the financing package the following day. Anticipated building completion is December 2021.
Overview of the funding needs for pre-construction, groundbreaking and early phase construction
There is currently enough cash on hand and incoming pledge payments to pay for pre-construction and site work through September. If the financing closing is pushed into October and the project stays on track, there will be a cash outlay need of $1.7 million for the steel delivery.
Overview of Project Budget and fundraising needs to complete the project
As has been previously discussed, we require $600K cash in hand for t the purchase of steel in September.
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| C. | Revised Impact Campaign Messaging | |
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In light of the challenges of COVID-19 and Alma's deepened commitment to becoming a truly anti-racist organization, we need to reshape the narrative that will drive the Impact Campaign. What is the story we need to tell?
WG will outline his current thinking on the direction of Alma for the next 2-3 years and the role the Impact Campaign has in supporting this. The Committee will help to synthesize a limited set of talking points that will inform a revised one-pager which will drive future communications.
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| D. | Remote Learning Comms Strategy | |
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We have always leaned on bringing supporters in for school visits as I truly believe that we can't simply talk about what makes Alma special, people have to see it and experience it for themselves. I've begun brainstorming ways that we can keep all supporters -especially our VIPs - connected as we open for a new school year with nearly all scholars participating in remote learning.
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| E. | Committee Goals 2020-2021 | |
| III. | Other Business | |
| IV. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |