This page is for Fundraising (or a potential Fundraising Committee)

Fundraising Brainstorms

Cooking Committee (See Greg)
Booster programs like what the boyscouts do
Solicit Members to donate extra
Membership drive
- Talking to groups that would have crossover interests
- Fliers
- Brochures
- Business Cards
- NPR Blurb (NPR wants us to do this)
- Open house at lowe mill
- Show off crafted item at Masquerade Ball or other cross interest events
- Have a Table at conventions
  - the ones Daniel V. mentioned
  - Nerdcon
  - TedX
Can we let other people email us vector images, laser cut stuff for a donation, and mail it to them
Additional LAN Party
Craigslist \ Ebay Unneeded Assets
Maker Calendar
Wooden Box \ Item Kit that we sell outside of the shop, with a card inside inviting people to a group build session (See David Tabb)
Grant applications
- Combined Federal Campaign (Dmitry has details)
- Northrop Grumman NGIS

Poker night
Sell Maker Salsa at the Flying Monkey artist market
Sale of Community Garden Produce & Other Products
- From the Community Garden, we can sell our surplus produce and whatever else we make from it; preserves, extracts, Maker Salsa, etc.

Upcoming Fundraising Projects

Volunteering at Teledyne Brown Picnic
Retro Gaming night (charge for food)
Volunteering at Big Spring Jams (9/25/09)
NGIS Community Service Grants Program (Was turned down for 2010, but encouraged to apply again)