Tom Romito, Facilitator and an I-Open Director, describes the I-Open Three Phase Fund-Raising Campaign for Spring 2015. Open this link to help cover the cost of Institute yearly fixed expenses.
Tom Romito: I-Open 2015 Fund-Raising Spring Campaign
Hi!
I'm Tom Romito, one of the Directors of the Institute for Open Economic Networks, or I-Open.
I-Open, like all organizations, needs to raise funds if they're going to survive and thrive in today's world.
I'm Tom Romito, one of the Directors of the Institute for Open Economic Networks, or I-Open.
I-Open, like all organizations, needs to raise funds if they're going to survive and thrive in today's world.
How does one raise money?
Well, it requires the development for a fund-raising strategy.
And, why is that important?
Because nobody has a lot of money and what few Directors we have are tired, we need to recruit more, and fund-raising is so hard to do.
Well, it requires the development for a fund-raising strategy.
And, why is that important?
Because nobody has a lot of money and what few Directors we have are tired, we need to recruit more, and fund-raising is so hard to do.
We have developed a strategy to raising funds that is three-phased:
- In Phase One, we're going to raise funds to underwrite "fixed" expenses and we'll do this by reaching out to our membership, finding out who in the membership is still interested in helping I-Open. Those who are willing to contribute either financially or in terms of knowledge that we can post on the I-Open website.
- In Phase Two, we will reach out to get funds to fund our prototype for a Network of Civic Forums and to underwrite the cost of e-curriculum. We will do this by reaching out to funders and grant giving institutions for grants.
- In Phase Three, we'll seek funds that will underwrite programs and operations, also from grant-giving institutions.
If we can do this by the end of the year, I-Open will be up and running and the public will be the beneficiaries.
Thank you for your support!
I-Open Directors,
Betsey Merkel
Daniel F. Bassill
Dennis Coughlin
Emilie Unkrich
Gloria Ferris
Susan Altshuler
Tom Romito
The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Email info@i-open.org
Website http://www.i-open.org
PS: If you haven't signed up for upcoming I-Open Training Programs, you can do so here.
I-Open Directors,
Betsey Merkel
Daniel F. Bassill
Dennis Coughlin
Emilie Unkrich
Gloria Ferris
Susan Altshuler
Tom Romito
The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)
Email info@i-open.org
Website http://www.i-open.org
PS: If you haven't signed up for upcoming I-Open Training Programs, you can do so here.
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