Sub-program
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Q1
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Q2
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Q3
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Q4
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Strategy
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- June 2014: Beginning of the employee cycle
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- October 2014: Work weekend for the Board of Trustees
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- February 2015: Strategy weekend
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Direct donations
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- May to September 2014: Development of the “donor type” module via CRM
- June 2014: Start of completion of project financing web pages
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- September 2014: End of completion of project financing web pages
- September to October 2014: Financing of projects on the dedicated site (with a financing progress bar and details of the project deadlines, etc.)
- October 2014: Send project brochures and compensation to funders
- November 2014 to June 2015: Regular newsletters on project advancement,recent events, project meetings and related events
- Starting in November 2014: Search for partner organizations to exchange prospects
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- Starting in June 2015: Sending a project finance review and a notice for any new projects for the year, etc.
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Donations by automated bank transfer
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- Until May 2014: Choosing select projects for discussed funding with sales pitches, schedules, equity grants, different forms of compensation for bank transfers
- Until June 2014: Research and development of rewards for automatic bank transfers
- June to September 2014: Development and implementation of a way to process donations made via bank transfer with a module or digital mandate
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- September 2014: Send the annual report
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Major donors
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- May to June 2014: Completion of media communication, regarding major donors, for a presentation of the projects to be financed
- Until May 2014: Choosing select projects for discussed funding with sales pitches, schedules, different forms of compensation existing for major donors
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- September 2014: Send annual report by post to 2013’s major donors
- September 2014: Project presentation to major donors (revisiting the dedicated web page) “sneak preview”
- September to October 2014: Send thank you notes + tax receipts for major donors
- October 2014: Establishing compensation
- November 2014: An evening for the major donors with a brief review of the financed projects
- Beginning in November 2014: Connecting to major donors’ networks for sponsorship
- Beginning in November 2014: Identifying potential major donors within prospect circles
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- Beginning in June 2015: Sending a project finance review and a notice for any new projects for the year etc.
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Online shop
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- Until May 2014: Benchmark of other web based or Free culture associations, NGOs, etc.
- May 2014: Definition of the list of products and suppliers’ contacts
- May to June 2014: Survey on product/price etc.
- May to June 2014: Price study + final selection of articles
- May to June 2014: Provider search for online shop
- June to September 2014: Establishment of the online shop
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- September 2014 to June 2015: Communication for the online shop (from project stakeholders to WMFR - Wikimedia France) via mailings and distribution of a catalog containing available products from partners, circles 1, 2 and 3
- September 2014: Launch of the online shop
- November 2014 to February 2015: Pre-Christmas mailing, Christmas, balance, etc.
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Grants
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- Until June 2014: Identify projects and help those emerge which will need a grant application
- June 2014: Plan projects in terms of deadlines and timelines and identify the key points to rely on during requests, make a detailed budget of the identified projects and prepare the associated funding plans
- June 2014: Identify those with whom to apply for a grant, recover application templates and create an application schedule based on expected deposit dates
- June to October 2014: Establish application files according to the schedule
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- October 2014 to June 2015: Monitor subsidy payments
- October 2014 to June 2015: Develop a financial and qualitative account of the subsidized(s) action(s) and send within six months following the end of year of that the grant was awarded.
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Financial sponsorship
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- May 2014: Choosing select projects for discussed funding with sales pitches, schedules, and available compensation for patrons (appearance through communication media, their names in the project, etc.)
- May to June 2014: Completion of the project presentation brochures and other related communication tools
- May to September 2014: Identification of prospects/contact
- May to September 2014: Mobilization of current major donor companies around local projects (make contact + schedule meeting)
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- September 2014: Choose businesses/project +edit agreements and counterparties
- October 2014 to June 2015: Develop a financial and qualitative account of the subsidized(s) action(s) and send within six months following the end of year of that the grant was awarded.
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Product sharing
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- Ending in September 2014: Preparation of a sales pitch to convince the companies surveyed
- June to September 2014: Complete a communication document (pamphlet)promoting the shared product
- May to September 2014: Research and identify potential partners in line with the product list we wish to develop in the online shop (two in one)
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- September 2014 to June 2015: Signing of bilateral agreements and the implementation of partnerships
- September 2014 to June 2015: Creating and selling shared products
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Crowdfunding
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- Until May 2014: Make contact with different crowdfunding platforms
- June 2014: Call for members to make a list of projects
- June to September 2014: Introductions and meetings with concerned members. Training on how crowdfunding works. Help with organizing and setting-up their projects.
- June 2014: Creation of a support manual on crowdfunding that members can use.
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- Beginning October 2014: Launch of the crowdfunding campaigns
- Beginning October 2014: Monitor the campaigns and help if necessary
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Call for projects
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- Until May 2014: Review and select calls for projects from the Admical guide(a French guide on sponsorship)
- May to June 2014: Establish a schedule to respond to calls for projects and to make contact with the financial structures (companies or foundations) to better understand their project funding expectations (and funding possibilities)
- June 2014: (according to the previously established schedule): Preparation of calls for proposals and submission of the financer’s files with each of the following steps: preparation of the project stakeholders, budgeting, planning, evaluation
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- June 2015 to September 2015: Evaluation of funded projects and presentation of the results to the different organizations
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Make the communication tools consistent
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- August 2014: Evaluation of our current communication strategy
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- September 2014: Implement a new communication strategy
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- December 2014: Implement a new website
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Performances/Events
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- French fundraising seminar – June 2014
- Group fundraising meeting (Q1)
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- Major donor evening – November 2014
- Group fundraising meeting (Q2)
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- Group fundraising meeting (Q3)
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- Group fundraising meeting (Q4)
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