Minutes:25 OCT 2023 EOY Fundraiser Meeting Agenda

1. EOY Fundraiser

Attendance: Nate, James, Joe, Sarah Next Meeting:

Joe: Laser Cutter & Sand Blaster Nate: Soldering Kit & 3d Printer (w/ Victoria) James: Look for a CNC Sarah: Social Media & Pitch Sheet; Company Contact list - set up a repo

Next Mtg: Nov. 8, at the meeting, just short updates with tasks

1. 1. Documentation

- Needs to be written

1. 1. Goal for Tonight: Outline What We're Doing

- Individual member fund matching

 - Possibly remind donors to ask about for company donation matching

- Local A2 business fund matching

 - Stadium
 - SCRAP
 - Vault of Midnight
 - Cahoots
 - Cisco/Duo
 - Other ideas: old meeting minutes, spreadsheet
 - Need a pitch sheet
   - Tell them what we do
   - What they can expect if they match
     - Advertising, tagging, tax write-off
 - Need a Business Outreach program
   - David may be helpful here, but needs to be a year-round project

- Events

 - Holiday Party
   - Food, beverages, fundraising
   - Music
   - Raffle, door prize?
 - Doing Stuff Events
   - Maker Show & Tell Online?
     - James will talk with David about these
   - Class Day (learn the tools and donate)
   - Soldering Class (kind of a pain unless we have ready to go kits)
   - Dec. 23 Last Minute Gift Day
     - Pre-made gifts, or set things up
     - Soldering kits
     - Ornaments (3d printing, crafting)
     - Get some fun stuffs, designs, kits, ready stuff for people to do
   - Anti-Black Friday: Make a Gift
   - Small Business Saturday?
   - Repair & Re-Gift It
   - Holiday Repairsday
 - BYOC/Cahoots/SCRAP Partnership Coupon for Holiday Events?
 - Giving^2 (make two things, one to keep, one to donate)
 - Solder-a-long
 - Also just rebrand our current events as a Holiday Events
   - Holiday Repairsday
   - Holiday themed projects for Class
   - Gift Theme every Open Hours starting on Nov. 25
     - SandBlast a Pint Glass
     - Soldering
     - Laser Cutter
     - 3d Printer OR CNC
     - Everything

- Social media ramp up

 - Make a bunch of videos at Space Improvement Day

- Start on Giving Tuesday

 - Make a schedule
 - Split 3 tier

1. 1. Make-and-Take Gifts

- Cool 3d Printed Gifts/Ornaments

 - [Fancy Filament](https://www.amazon.com/AMOLEN-Printer-Filament-Triple-Printing/dp/B0BWM4JLLW/?th=1)
 - [Pen Holders](https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8KWCGMYoh/?img_index=1)

- Resin Stuff

 - [Gears](https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5dc72fed11520e2ed6e68301/64ebe9f76f778a04b8189093_Sample%20Holders%201.jpg)
   - James has a contact to get the molds
   - This will be a get people coming back
   - Someone else will need to take point

- CNC Stuff

 - Soap from BYOC?
 - Christmas ornament out of wood (should be able to do thicker wood)
   - Shapeoko might have some ready to go
   - Use reclaimed wood? Like from HH Restore
   - Urban Oaks? Hickory & Oak
   - James maybe could get us some good oak

- Laser Cutter

 - Votive Holders

- Sandblasting Glass

 - Ball jars (get these from thrift store)

- Holiday Solder Kits - Arduino Holiday Kits?