[CLUE-Admin] Fund raising comments

[Lynn Danielson]

John Kennedy wrote:
> 
> I think [the auction] did just fine considering it was
> the first attempt of its type.

Yeah.  Somewhere I started to develop a negative attitude
about the auction.  I came away from it with a few nice
items which I got far cheaper than I should have.  And I
lost out in the silent auction to last minute bids that I
would have happily bid up.  So, I'm feeling both guilty
and frustrated.

> How much more do we need for the projector?

Jeff is going to start looking with the funds we have.
But from what I understand the used projector market isn't
very good and a new one with the lumens and resolution we
want costs nearly three grand.  So, unless we get lucky or
settle for a lesser projector, I believe we've got a ways
to go.

> Would it be worth doing a quarterly/semi-annual
> auction done by the auctioner? 

I doubt we'll be able to organize an auction that frequently
even if we wanted to.  We had difficulty pulling this one
together in six months.  But perhaps another one would go
more smoothly.  I suspect we won't have as much nice stuff
to auction off in six months.  I'd be in favor for trying
again next year.

> A couple of install-fests ago I had breakfast with...
> I think among others Jef Barnhart(?)... 
> and I asked him what he thought of CLUE sponsoring
> an 'Annual Computer Swap/Auction/Show[& whatever]' 
> such that 
> 
> 1. it could be held at a central easily accessable
> location such as Thomas Jefferson School [which does
> allow public events sometimes] [ my daughter's a
> student]
> 
> 2. would have to be done in such a way that some of
> the revenue would go back to the school/school
> programs... to get solid support from school admins
> and parents.
> 
> 3. could sell booths [in advance] to computer
> companies and individuals.
> 
> 4. suppose we set up training & discussion sessions
> regarding a. install & config for newbies, b.
> integrating linux into small business, c. setting up a
> router/firewall for home or small business. d. setting
> up net connections ?
> 
> 5. some kind of valuable prize... a donated computer,
> software, linux distros, all new by IBM, HP,
> Redhat...etc
> 
> Make it an annual event at the same location.
> 
> Invite everyone including non-open source types to do
> their thing.  Make it very open to everyone and every
> agenda to get the attendance and then use it to build
> a nest egg for CLUE, and perhaps a Scholar Ship Fund
> of some sort and whatever else we want to go after.
> 
> Any usefull ideas here?

Possibly.  I'm forwarding this on to our admin list for
comments.  Feel free to subscribe and join in on the
discussion.

> Just thinking out loud Lynn...

Thanks for your comments, John.  And thank you again for
your donation to the auction.  I don't know what we got
for your PC's, but your gift was appreciated.

Lynn