John Benenate
Oh, OK Oops! I missed that, Thanks Candi!
That is a big chunk of work accomplished.
Yay!
So, my message is relevant in two ways:
1.Let's create an administrative response whose job it
is to sell to the funding world, all the great
charitable work OBRA does and get it FULLY funded for
Oregon through a real three part fund development
program (like the one b.i.k.e. DOESN'T have either)
consisting of individual donor base development,
corporate sponsorship development, and a grant
application factory.
2. Also: apply for a Foundation Status for a separate
giving
fund. (like the OJCDF idea) Foundations for Giving
have a much easier time raising dollars than service
orgs.
Using existing OBRA cost analysis in our funding
requests, eventually the funds will be there.
Our first step is to establish a peloton wide call for
leadership to build social momentum of planning for
the broadest base (least controversial) service fund,
and the best fund-raising mechanism OBRA's fabulous
pool of skilled people, could create.
Let's develop a Planning/Fundraising Board for this
new fund.
JB
--- Candi Murray wrote:
> John
> Read previous notes OBRA has been a 501c(3) for 5
> years.
> C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Benenate [mailto:jfbenenate@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:47 AM
> To: cmurray@obra.org; 'Salvatore Collura';
> mike.murray@obra.org; 'Ed
> Garfield'; 'Clark Ritchie'; 'BRAD ROSS';
> obra@list.obra.org; 'Meg Mautner'
> Subject: new donation program and the concept of a
> foundation in the NW
>
> Yes, Bravo! Look at the benevolent power of the
> Oregon
> Peloton! See!
>
> One can imagine the effect of even part of such
> fiscal
> particapation deposited annually into a tax free
> interest bearing account administered by a pantheon
> of
> luminaries such as those listed in the addresses
> above.
>
> With an administered fundraising and talent
> development strategy, kapow!
>
> In a decade's time every approved talent development
> project, on every team in the OBRA peloton could
> receive some kind of scholarship for it's efforts
> from
> the central Development Foundation.
>
> That foundation could pay for it's own admnistrative
> staff. With so much benevolence happening, the
> Foundation could win a 501c3 for OBRA, and OBRA's
> operation and ALL the administrators salaries could
> be
> funded as that administrative response built donor
> base, sought grants, and organized an ongoing
> corporate sponsorship pipeline.
>
> OBRA would be America's leader yet again. This time,
> for establishing it's own Foundation (like the JCDF)
> to fund the rigors of talent development in the
> North
> West.
>
> You don't win unless you attack. Attack! Allez!!
>
> Warm Regards,
> John Benenate
> Directeur Sportif
> Cyclisme Racing Programs
> b.i.k.e.
> 503-484-7838
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Candi Murray wrote:
>
> > Remember that we added a donation line to the
> > membership application? Well
> > as of today, 2 days after the application went
> live
> > we have had 65 renew for
> > 2007. 45 of them have given a donation, 6 of of
> them
> > have been $50 or more.
> > Wow.
> >
> >
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