From vbedoian at kfcf.org Wed Aug 2 09:24:47 2006 From: vbedoian at kfcf.org (Vic Bedoian) Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0700 Subject: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno Message-ID: <008701c6b650$2bf08620$4202a8c0@OFFICE> Folks, Here is the confirmation from Denis on the Amy event on September 24. The Machinists Union hall has been reserved and costs only $75. Sounds like the event should be roughly from 11 am to 2 pm. That should give ample time for late plane arrival and to get back to the airport. Another thought - are community groups going to set up tables or anything like that? If so someone needs to take on the task of figuring out which groups to invite and contacting them. We have already discussed the following and we'll need to make final decisions soon: Are we going with the $10 ticket price? I understand that the hall holds 300 seated in chairs (only 120 at tables). Are we going to give first crack at Amy tickets to banquet ticket buyers? How exactly will that work? I have some questions about it and don't really know the answers. It could get complicated. The food menu needs to be decided and tasks assigned. There needs to be a designated clean up crew, as that's part of the good deal we're getting on the hall. Are we going to use paper plates and plastic forks and set up recycling cans? Are we going to provide coffee and or juice? Who's doing that part? Anyway, there are lots of things that need to be worked out. Maybe before too long there needs to be a meeting of people working on this event (the organizing part) to get the ball rolling. Seven weeks goes by faster than we think. Plus, the banquet will be the week after and tickets will be sold concurrently - so we have to keep things as simple as possible, for the sake of everyone's sanity. Vic _____ From: Denis Moynihan [mailto:denis at democracynow.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:21 PM To: vbedoian at kfcf.org Cc: Ragasa, Christine; julie crosby Subject: Re: Amy in Fresno Vic - Chrisitine Ragasa from Hyperion will set up a bookseller, if that is ok tentatively scheduled to arrive at 9:45 am, dep 2:50 pm - brother David Goodman will be there too here is a link to the book: http://www.hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401302939 More later thanks! ................. Denis Moynihan Outreach Director Democracy Now! 212-431-9090 x806 917-549-5000 cell Vic Bedoian wrote: Hi Denis, Wanted to touch base with you about you guys coming to Fresno on September 24 for a brunch gathering of the tribes. We have reserved a venue - it's the Machinists Union Hall here in Fresno. They are letting us have it for almost nothing and it will hold 300 people seated and has a kitchen. We will do the brunch food with volunteer chefs and elves. So that is taken care of. I will start the publicity about mid-August. Are you still planning on arriving about 9 am on Sunday September 24 and leaving in the early afternoon? Is there anything else I should know about? Hope all is well with you in these sadly turbulent times. Best Wishes, Vic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.kfcf.org/pipermail/fundraising/attachments/20060802/90e8b52b/attachment.htm From skern at sti.net Wed Aug 2 10:04:40 2006 From: skern at sti.net (Sue Kern) Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:04:40 -0700 Subject: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno Message-ID: <380-2200683217440179@sti.net> >Vic, the fundraising committee met last night and we discussed all of the things you've referred to. We will have a formal recommendation in our minutes for the 8/15/06 meeting, but just briefly, we're recommending pricing the banquet at $40/ticket and the Amy event for $10, with half off if they buy a banquet ticket. We're planning on pastries (hopefully from La Boulangerie), bagels and cream cheese, fruit, yogurt, coffee, tea & juice, and possibly scrabled eggs (but I'll check that out when I meet with Marc at the facility next Wed. at 12:15). I'll be working on the advertising materials for both events this weekend, as well as an updated ad agreement for the banquet program. We had a few questions for you though: 1. When we mailed the invitations last year, did we include a return envelope with a pre-paid stamp, and if so, did we pay for the stamps for all the invites we sent out, or is it set up that we only pay for the ones that are actually returned to us. (If we pay for all of them, we're not sure it's cost effective to do that since many people order tickets without returning the card, so maybe we just want to send the return envelope without a stamp). 2. Have you talked with the jazz group about whether they'd be willing to play at the banquet without charge? If not, I can ask Lance again. 3. How much did you offer Matthew as an honorarium, so we can know all the expenses ahead of time and make sure we're charging enough per ticket. 4. We want to sell Democracy Now materials at both events and would like to make sure we order enough before hand. Can you take care of that? Also, we'd like to sell her books but want to know if we can get them wholesale from Democracy Now or need to make arrangements through a bookstore like Fig Garden. We'd like to have at least 3 dozen books on hand, so if we can get them wholesale, maybe we should buy them since we can always sell them at other events. 5. We'd like to put out a call to listeners to solicit nominations for the free speech award, asking for nominations by 9/12 (so we can discuss them at our 9/19 meeting). Can you or Rych arrange this (and maybe have Cathy do a cart about it?) By the way, when we met with Nancy she told us we have a $887 credit from last year's event. The estimate for this year, if we have 165 people, is $4,200 (less the $887 credit). We already have the first deposit, and she'll need another $2,000 by 9/1/06. I'm going to be talking to Tom Willey and Hansel about donating vegetables again which will help keep the price low. If you can answer the above questions by this weekend that will be helpful, so I can prepare a full recommendation to the board about pricing, etc. As I said in e-mail yesterday, I'll be out of state between 8/11 and 8/20, so I want to get as much of this done this weekend before I leave. Thanks. > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: vbedoian at kfcf.org >To: fundraising at kfcf.org >Subject: RE: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0700 > >>Folks, >> >>Here is the confirmation from Denis on the Amy event on September >24. The >>Machinists Union hall has been reserved and costs only $75. Sounds >like the >>event should be roughly from 11 am to 2 pm. That should give ample >time for >>late plane arrival and to get back to the airport. Another thought >- are >>community groups going to set up tables or anything like that? If >so >>someone needs to take on the task of figuring out which groups to >invite and >>contacting them. >> >>We have already discussed the following and we'll need to make final >>decisions soon: >> >>Are we going with the $10 ticket price? I understand that the hall >holds >>300 seated in chairs (only 120 at tables). >> >>Are we going to give first crack at Amy tickets to banquet ticket >buyers? >>How exactly will that work? I have some questions about it and >don't really >>know the answers. It could get complicated. >> >>The food menu needs to be decided and tasks assigned. There needs >to be a >>designated clean up crew, as that's part of the good deal we're >getting on >>the hall. Are we going to use paper plates and plastic forks and >set up >>recycling cans? Are we going to provide coffee and or juice? Who's >doing >>that part? >> >>Anyway, there are lots of things that need to be worked out. Maybe >before >>too long there needs to be a meeting of people working on this event >(the >>organizing part) to get the ball rolling. Seven weeks goes by >faster than >>we think. Plus, the banquet will be the week after and tickets will >be sold >>concurrently - so we have to keep things as simple as possible, for >the sake >>of everyone's sanity. >> >>Vic >> >> _____ >> >>From: Denis Moynihan [mailto:denis at democracynow.org] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:21 PM >>To: vbedoian at kfcf.org >>Cc: Ragasa, Christine; julie crosby >>Subject: Re: Amy in Fresno >> >> >>Vic - >> >>Chrisitine Ragasa from Hyperion will set up a bookseller, if that is >ok >> >>tentatively scheduled to arrive at 9:45 am, dep 2:50 pm - >> >>brother David Goodman will be there too >> >>here is a link to the book: >>http://www.hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401302939 >> >>More later >> >>thanks! >> >> >> >>................. >> >>Denis Moynihan >> >>Outreach Director >> >>Democracy Now! >> >>212-431-9090 x806 >> >>917-549-5000 cell >> >> >>Vic Bedoian wrote: >> >>Hi Denis, >> >>Wanted to touch base with you about you guys coming to Fresno on >September >>24 for a brunch gathering of the tribes. We have reserved a venue - >it's >>the Machinists Union Hall here in Fresno. They are letting us have >it for >>almost nothing and it will hold 300 people seated and has a kitchen. > We >>will do the brunch food with volunteer chefs and elves. So that is >taken >>care of. I will start the publicity about mid-August. Are you >still >>planning on arriving about 9 am on Sunday September 24 and leaving >in the >>early afternoon? Is there anything else I should know about? Hope >all is >>well with you in these sadly turbulent times. >> >>Best Wishes, >>Vic >> >> From skern at sti.net Wed Aug 2 10:06:04 2006 From: skern at sti.net (Sue Kern) Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:06:04 -0700 Subject: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno Message-ID: <380-220068321764909@sti.net> >Oops, I just noticed that Dennis says they'll take care of having the bookseller, so forget about that part, but we do want to order Democracy Now hats, t-shirts, cups and other items to have for sale at both events. > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: vbedoian at kfcf.org >To: fundraising at kfcf.org >Subject: RE: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0700 > >>Folks, >> >>Here is the confirmation from Denis on the Amy event on September >24. The >>Machinists Union hall has been reserved and costs only $75. Sounds >like the >>event should be roughly from 11 am to 2 pm. That should give ample >time for >>late plane arrival and to get back to the airport. Another thought >- are >>community groups going to set up tables or anything like that? If >so >>someone needs to take on the task of figuring out which groups to >invite and >>contacting them. >> >>We have already discussed the following and we'll need to make final >>decisions soon: >> >>Are we going with the $10 ticket price? I understand that the hall >holds >>300 seated in chairs (only 120 at tables). >> >>Are we going to give first crack at Amy tickets to banquet ticket >buyers? >>How exactly will that work? I have some questions about it and >don't really >>know the answers. It could get complicated. >> >>The food menu needs to be decided and tasks assigned. There needs >to be a >>designated clean up crew, as that's part of the good deal we're >getting on >>the hall. Are we going to use paper plates and plastic forks and >set up >>recycling cans? Are we going to provide coffee and or juice? Who's >doing >>that part? >> >>Anyway, there are lots of things that need to be worked out. Maybe >before >>too long there needs to be a meeting of people working on this event >(the >>organizing part) to get the ball rolling. Seven weeks goes by >faster than >>we think. Plus, the banquet will be the week after and tickets will >be sold >>concurrently - so we have to keep things as simple as possible, for >the sake >>of everyone's sanity. >> >>Vic >> >> _____ >> >>From: Denis Moynihan [mailto:denis at democracynow.org] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:21 PM >>To: vbedoian at kfcf.org >>Cc: Ragasa, Christine; julie crosby >>Subject: Re: Amy in Fresno >> >> >>Vic - >> >>Chrisitine Ragasa from Hyperion will set up a bookseller, if that is >ok >> >>tentatively scheduled to arrive at 9:45 am, dep 2:50 pm - >> >>brother David Goodman will be there too >> >>here is a link to the book: >>http://www.hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401302939 >> >>More later >> >>thanks! >> >> >> >>................. >> >>Denis Moynihan >> >>Outreach Director >> >>Democracy Now! >> >>212-431-9090 x806 >> >>917-549-5000 cell >> >> >>Vic Bedoian wrote: >> >>Hi Denis, >> >>Wanted to touch base with you about you guys coming to Fresno on >September >>24 for a brunch gathering of the tribes. We have reserved a venue - >it's >>the Machinists Union Hall here in Fresno. They are letting us have >it for >>almost nothing and it will hold 300 people seated and has a kitchen. > We >>will do the brunch food with volunteer chefs and elves. So that is >taken >>care of. I will start the publicity about mid-August. Are you >still >>planning on arriving about 9 am on Sunday September 24 and leaving >in the >>early afternoon? Is there anything else I should know about? Hope >all is >>well with you in these sadly turbulent times. >> >>Best Wishes, >>Vic >> >> From Debbie at pollstar.com Wed Aug 2 10:36:18 2006 From: Debbie at pollstar.com (Debbie Speer) Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:36:18 -0700 Subject: [FFCF-Fundraising] [Board-FFCF] FW: Amy in Fresno Message-ID: I assume we are fully stocked with KFCF promotional material/swag for the event as well? I think $10 is way too low for a brunch. You can't get brunch in a restaurant for $10 let alone one with Amy Goodman. Considering there will be only 300 tickets available, and Amy is capable of drawing many times more than that, I suggest a $30-$40 ticket -- which includes a buy one/get one free offer for banquet tickets. Particularly if she is going to speak, and not just be there to eat. If this is a community event rather than a fundraiser, then I think the $10 is fine. But if this is to BE a *fundraiser*, which the banquet is not, I think we need to consider raising the price as this will be a *very* high-demand ticket. If this were being done as a *fundraiser* for KPFA, I can almost guarantee it would be a $75 to $100 event. It's not about keeping low income people out, but it is about maximizing the fundraising potential with a special appearance by a national figure, and an opportunity that comes around all too rarely for us. --Deb Debbie Speer Associate News Editor Pollstar 559-271-7900 x. 4603 (in Calif.) 800-344-7383 >>> "Sue Kern" 08/02/06 10:06AM >>> >Oops, I just noticed that Dennis says they'll take care of having the bookseller, so forget about that part, but we do want to order Democracy Now hats, t-shirts, cups and other items to have for sale at both events. > > >---- Original Message ---- >From: vbedoian at kfcf.org >To: fundraising at kfcf.org >Subject: RE: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0700 > >>Folks, >> >>Here is the confirmation from Denis on the Amy event on September >24. The >>Machinists Union hall has been reserved and costs only $75. Sounds >like the >>event should be roughly from 11 am to 2 pm. That should give ample >time for >>late plane arrival and to get back to the airport. Another thought >- are >>community groups going to set up tables or anything like that? If >so >>someone needs to take on the task of figuring out which groups to >invite and >>contacting them. >> >>We have already discussed the following and we'll need to make final >>decisions soon: >> >>Are we going with the $10 ticket price? I understand that the hall >holds >>300 seated in chairs (only 120 at tables). >> >>Are we going to give first crack at Amy tickets to banquet ticket >buyers? >>How exactly will that work? I have some questions about it and >don't really >>know the answers. It could get complicated. >> >>The food menu needs to be decided and tasks assigned. There needs >to be a >>designated clean up crew, as that's part of the good deal we're >getting on >>the hall. Are we going to use paper plates and plastic forks and >set up >>recycling cans? Are we going to provide coffee and or juice? Who's >doing >>that part? >> >>Anyway, there are lots of things that need to be worked out. Maybe >before >>too long there needs to be a meeting of people working on this event >(the >>organizing part) to get the ball rolling. Seven weeks goes by >faster than >>we think. Plus, the banquet will be the week after and tickets will >be sold >>concurrently - so we have to keep things as simple as possible, for >the sake >>of everyone's sanity. >> >>Vic >> >> _____ >> >>From: Denis Moynihan [mailto:denis at democracynow.org] >>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:21 PM >>To: vbedoian at kfcf.org >>Cc: Ragasa, Christine; julie crosby >>Subject: Re: Amy in Fresno >> >> >>Vic - >> >>Chrisitine Ragasa from Hyperion will set up a bookseller, if that is >ok >> >>tentatively scheduled to arrive at 9:45 am, dep 2:50 pm - >> >>brother David Goodman will be there too >> >>here is a link to the book: >>http://www.hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401302939 >> >>More later >> >>thanks! >> >> >> >>................. >> >>Denis Moynihan >> >>Outreach Director >> >>Democracy Now! >> >>212-431-9090 x806 >> >>917-549-5000 cell >> >> >>Vic Bedoian wrote: >> >>Hi Denis, >> >>Wanted to touch base with you about you guys coming to Fresno on >September >>24 for a brunch gathering of the tribes. We have reserved a venue - >it's >>the Machinists Union Hall here in Fresno. They are letting us have >it for >>almost nothing and it will hold 300 people seated and has a kitchen. > We >>will do the brunch food with volunteer chefs and elves. So that is >taken >>care of. I will start the publicity about mid-August. Are you >still >>planning on arriving about 9 am on Sunday September 24 and leaving >in the >>early afternoon? Is there anything else I should know about? Hope >all is >>well with you in these sadly turbulent times. >> >>Best Wishes, >>Vic >> >> This e-mail is only intended for members of the Board of Directors of the Fresno Free College Foundation and the Executive Director. Any other use is prohibited. _______________________ Board mailing list Board at mail.kfcf.org http://mail.kfcf.org/mailman/listinfo/board