Alma del Mar

Development Committee

Published on March 16, 2022 at 10:22 AM EDT

Date and Time

Friday March 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM EDT

Agenda

     
I. Opening Items
 
Opening Items
  A. Record Attendance and Guests
  B. Call the Meeting to Order
  C. Approve Minutes
II. 2020-2021 Development Committee Goals
  A. Strategic Priority & Goal Setting
   
  1. Fundraising
    1. Secure the funding necessary to fill the FY22 operating budget
    2. Manage funding needs menu for prospective donors
      1. Before School Care & Afterschool Programming
      2. Frederick Douglass Campus “library”
        1. 3D printer(s)
        2. Green screen
        3. Video camera and sound equipment
      3. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/Anti-Bias Anti Racism work
        1. DEI consultant contract (2nd year!)
        2. Teaching & culturally responsive classroom materials
    3. Support in identification and cultivation of funding opportunities
    4. Support Trustees in their Development activities
  2. Refresh materials & messaging to keep supporters close
    1. Alma is a school in, and of, New Bedford
    2. Resilience throughout the pandemic, focusing on acceleration, not remediation, this school year
  3. Identify a new committee chairperson

 
III. Impact Campaign
 
Development
  A. Upcoming Fundraising Needs
   

1. College Scholarship Fund ($50K first year)

 

2. Land Acquisition (initial estimate $250K)

 

3. Afterschool/Before School programs

 

4. Talent Recruitment, Retention and Development

 

5. DEI consultant and related staff trainings

  B. Spring Calendar of Events
   

-Fridays are tour days!

-Advisory Council breakfast tentatively set for May 13th

-In June, scholar art shows and Expedition Nights are TBD

-TWO 8th grade graduation ceremonies, on June 16th and June 17th

IV. Other Business
V. Closing Items
  A. Adjourn Meeting