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Calendar

Calendar

Sub-program	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
Strategy	June 2014: Beginning of the employee cycle	October 2014: Work weekend for the Board of Trustees	February 2015: Strategy weekend
Direct donations	May to September 2014: Development of the “donor type” module via CRM June 2014: Start of completion of project financing web pages	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		Starting in June 2015: Sending a project finance review and a notice for any new projects for the year, etc.
Donations by automated bank transfer	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	September 2014: Send the annual report
Major donors	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	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	Beginning in June 2015: Sending a project finance review and a notice for any new projects for the year etc.
Online shop	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	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.
Grants	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	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.
Financial sponsorship	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)	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.
Product sharing	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)	September 2014 to June 2015: Signing of bilateral agreements and the implementation of partnerships September 2014 to June 2015: Creating and selling shared products
Crowdfunding	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.	Beginning October 2014: Launch of the crowdfunding campaigns Beginning October 2014: Monitor the campaigns and help if necessary
Call for projects	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			June 2015 to September 2015: Evaluation of funded projects and presentation of the results to the different organizations
Make the communication tools consistent	August 2014: Evaluation of our current communication strategy	September 2014: Implement a new communication strategy	December 2014: Implement a new website
Performances/Events	French fundraising seminar – June 2014 Group fundraising meeting (Q1)	Major donor evening – November 2014 Group fundraising meeting (Q2)	Group fundraising meeting (Q3)	Group fundraising meeting (Q4)