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Identify Funding Model to Potentially Pilot #40

Closed kariljordan closed 3 years ago

kariljordan commented 4 years ago

Goal 5 of The Carpentries Strategic Plan reads: Strengthen organisational structure and capacity to be strategic and responsive.

One objective under this goal is:

  1. Pursue grant opportunities and explore ways to manage and diversify our revenue streams, including pursuing corporate sponsorships, that are aligned with our values and priorities.

In both Q22020 (April - June) and Q32020 (July - Sept) the Business Team and Executive Team will work with the Executive Council and our fiscal sponsor (Community Initiatives) to identify potential funding models, and develop a plan to pilot one approach to diversifying our revenue streams.

kariljordan commented 3 years ago

We explored several potential funding models including developing a sponsorship program and piloting a fundraising campaign. As we are waiting for the Executive Council to provide guidance on the sponsorship model, we piloted our first fundraising campaign in Q42020. The outcomes of this plan were:

For more information see the blog posts tagged Philanthropy.