[FFCF-Fundraising] [Board-FFCF] FW: Amy in Fresno

[Debbie Speer]

I assume we are fully stocked with KFCF promotional material/swag for
the event as well?

I think $10 is way too low for a brunch. You can't get brunch in a
restaurant for $10 let alone one with Amy Goodman. Considering there
will be only 300 tickets available, and Amy is capable of drawing many
times more than that, I suggest a $30-$40 ticket -- which includes a buy
one/get one free offer for banquet tickets. Particularly if she is going
to speak, and not just be there to eat.

If this is a community event rather than a fundraiser, then I think the
$10 is fine. But if this is to BE a *fundraiser*, which the banquet is
not, I think we need to consider raising the price as this will be a
*very* high-demand ticket.

If this were being done as a *fundraiser* for KPFA, I can almost
guarantee it would be a $75 to $100 event.  It's not about keeping low
income people out, but it is about maximizing the fundraising potential
with a special appearance by a national figure, and an opportunity that
comes around all too rarely for us.

--Deb










Debbie Speer
Associate News Editor
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>>> "Sue Kern" <skern at sti.net> 08/02/06 10:06AM >>>
>Oops, I just noticed that Dennis says they'll take care of having
the bookseller, so forget about that part, but we do want to order
Democracy Now hats, t-shirts, cups and other items to have for sale
at both events.
>
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: vbedoian at kfcf.org 
>To: fundraising at kfcf.org 
>Subject: RE: [FFCF-Fundraising] FW: Amy in Fresno
>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:24:47 -0700
>
>>Folks,
>> 
>>Here is the confirmation from Denis on the Amy event on September
>24.  The
>>Machinists Union hall has been reserved and costs only $75.  Sounds
>like the
>>event should be roughly from 11 am to 2 pm.  That should give ample
>time for
>>late plane arrival and to get back to the airport.  Another thought
>- are
>>community groups going to set up tables or anything like that?  If
>so
>>someone needs to take on the task of figuring out which groups to
>invite and
>>contacting them.  
>> 
>>We have already discussed the following and we'll need to make final
>>decisions soon: 
>> 
>>Are we going with the $10 ticket price?  I understand that the hall
>holds
>>300 seated in chairs (only 120 at tables).    
>> 
>>Are we going to give first crack at Amy tickets to banquet ticket
>buyers?
>>How exactly will that work?  I have some questions about it and
>don't really
>>know the answers.  It could get complicated. 
>> 
>>The food menu needs to be decided and tasks assigned.  There needs
>to be a
>>designated clean up crew, as that's part of the good deal we're
>getting on
>>the hall.  Are we going to use paper plates and plastic forks and
>set up
>>recycling cans?  Are we going to provide coffee and or juice?  Who's
>doing
>>that part?
>> 
>>Anyway, there are lots of things that need to be worked out.  Maybe
>before
>>too long there needs to be a meeting of people working on this event
>(the
>>organizing part) to get the ball rolling.  Seven weeks goes by
>faster than
>>we think.  Plus, the banquet will be the week after and tickets will
>be sold
>>concurrently - so we have to keep things as simple as possible, for
>the sake
>>of everyone's sanity.
>> 
>>Vic
>>
>>  _____  
>>
>>From: Denis Moynihan [mailto:denis at democracynow.org] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 2:21 PM
>>To: vbedoian at kfcf.org 
>>Cc: Ragasa, Christine; julie crosby
>>Subject: Re: Amy in Fresno
>>
>>
>>Vic -
>>
>>Chrisitine Ragasa from Hyperion will set up a bookseller, if that is
>ok
>>
>>tentatively scheduled to arrive at 9:45 am, dep 2:50 pm - 
>>
>>brother David Goodman will be there too
>>
>>here is a link to the book:
>>http://www.hyperionbooks.com/titlepage.asp?ISBN=1401302939 
>>
>>More later 
>>
>>thanks!
>>
>>
>>
>>.................
>>
>>Denis Moynihan
>>
>>Outreach Director
>>
>>Democracy Now!
>>
>>212-431-9090 x806
>>
>>917-549-5000 cell
>>
>>
>>Vic Bedoian wrote: 
>>
>>Hi Denis,
>> 
>>Wanted to touch base with you about you guys coming to Fresno on
>September
>>24 for a brunch gathering of the tribes.  We have reserved a venue -
>it's
>>the Machinists Union Hall here in Fresno.  They are letting us have
>it for
>>almost nothing and it will hold 300 people seated and has a kitchen.
> We
>>will do the brunch food with volunteer chefs and elves.  So that is
>taken
>>care of.  I will start the publicity about mid-August.  Are you
>still
>>planning on arriving about 9 am on Sunday September 24 and leaving
>in the
>>early afternoon?  Is there anything else I should know about?  Hope
>all is
>>well with you in these sadly turbulent times.
>> 
>>Best Wishes,
>>Vic
>>
>>



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