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Month |
Function
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Activities
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January |
Director Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Annual Meeting.
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- Select Campaign and Assistant Chair
- Send thank-you letters for prior campaign
- Send IRS disclosure letters for gifts over $250
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February |
Application Materials Mailed to Agencies
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- Conference Attended By Director and Champaign Chair.
- Communicate Strategy with Agencies and Solicit Help With the Campaign..
- Review Annual Plans
- Finalize Approach for Year.
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Director Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Planning Workshop
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Great Rivers Conference
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March |
Director Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Train Agency Review Process |
- Reallocation of Funds (if needed)
- Develop Campaign Plan
- Hold first Campaign Cabinet Meeting
- Start Golf Event Planning
- Get agency candidates for brochure.
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April |
Agency Application Due
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- Choose campaign theme
- Find sponsor for incentives
- Meet with Publicity Committee
- Begin collecting gifts for Golf Event
- Decide Campaign Theme
- Decide on Campaign materials
- Meet with Golf Club regarding Event
- Develop Publicity Plan
- Begin Making PSAs with KO Korner guests
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Director Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Hand Out Agency Packets
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| May |
Board Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Collect Agency Reviews and Packets |
- Meet with designer of campaign brochure
- Mail out Day of Caring work sheets to agencies
- Develop brochure
- Continue PSAs
- Annual Budget Review
- Annual Staff Review
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| June |
Board Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Preliminary Budget
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- Hold Golf Event
- Present Preliminary Budgets
- Recruit Division Leaders/who recruit Solicitors
- Prepare campaign materials /brochure/poster
- Mail letters to CEO's asking for Day of Caring/In-House Coordinators
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UW Golf Tourney at Waseca Lakeside Golf Club
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Mail Agency Checks
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| July |
No Board Meeting This Month
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- Plan volunteer training
- Plan direct mail campaign
- Order promotional materials
- Finalize plans for volunteer training
- Continue making PSAs
- Prepare solicitor packets
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| August |
WASECA INN AND SUITES
Announce Campaign Plans
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- Conduct volunteer training close to time when solicitors can begin their
calls
- Distribute solicitor packets at volunteer training.
- Day of Caring Activities
- Make Campaign Presentations
- Continue making PSAs
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| September |
Board Meeting at the Southern Research and Outreach Center
Minutes and Agenda |
- Agencies will display and meet the solicitors
- Implement publicity plan
- Make Campaign Presentation
- On-going publicity
- Check with In-House Coordinators about their campaigns
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Campaign Kick Off at the Waseca County Annex
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| October |
Board Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center By-Laws Review |
- Plan Victory Celebration Party/Plan for Thank you gifts for solicitors
- On-going publicity
- Check with In-House Coordinators about their Campaigns
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| November |
Board Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Nominating Committee Report
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- Make Campaign Presentations
- On-going publicity
- Check with In-House Coordinators about their campaigns
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| December |
Board Meeting at Southern Research and Outreach Center Review Long-Range Plan
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- Summarize Campaign
- Long Range Planning
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