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From: Naturlecon@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:19:46 -0500
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Subject: development committee minutes 2/8/95

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Minutes: MassNet budget/development brainstorm, February 8, 1995
 I. Participants: Rich Carpenter, Charlotte Kahn, Jessica Lipnack, Marsha
Orr, David Stephenson.
 II. Fundraising brainstorming
The discussion divided fundraising and development into two phases, an
immediate one to carry us through the launch, and longer term.
 A. Short-term:
 1. For immediate seed money, decided to write an open letter to conference
attendees, signed by: principal corporate sponsors, Jessica and Jeff, Rich
Carpenter and members of Advisory Council, urging them to become members at
various levels:$25, $50, $100, $250, $500, with exemptions for some
non-profits and others providing in-kind support. As before, checks should be
made out to Interaction Institute for Social Change until we are registered.
 2. Categories for short-term budget: staff person, space (already
volunteered by BCS!), postage, communications, convenings, telecommunications
costs: phone, fax, Internet; equipment costs: computer,modem, fax; indirect
costs: workers comp, taxes, etc.; travel; printing; costs of incorporating:
trademark search, registering TM, registering with Sec. of State as a 501 (c)
3.
 ballpark total: $50,000 for 6 months.
 3. Incorporate and register as 501 (c) 3 so we can solicit contributions.
 B. Long-term budget:
 1. Rich suggested that we might base membership on formula such as number of
employees, gross revenues, etc.
 2. Charlotte emphasized that before we can approach foundations and major
corporate donors, we must make a serious fundraising kit that will impress
them with MassNet's vision and the caliber of participants. Contents: fact
sheet; short position/concept paper; list of people (with titles), who
attended the conference and sponsors; excerpts from the presentations
 3. Identified some targets: Associated Grantmakers: networking is focus of
next meeting; DEC; NYNEX; Fidelity; Lotus.
 4. Dee Hock sat in, and suggested that, as with VISA's startup phase, we
challenge each committee to be self funding.
 5. Also discussed other potential revenue sources, such as: fee for
services, such as on-line yellow pages, on-line network guide, calendar of
events, voluntary "finders fee" tithe for work resulting from MassNet
contacts.
 III. Next Meeting: CSC Index, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, 12pm, February
14th. 

---> David Stephenson

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