Attendees:Norman Rosenshein, Michael Corbett, Nelson Mellitz, Joe Kraut, Ed Goldwasser, Iris Goldwasser, Hannah Deutch, Monte Mayer, Joe Kraut, Steve Zeitz, Marty Levine, Elliott Donn, Jerry Farris, Maxwell Colon, Warren Dolny, Richard Rosenzweig, Alan Cornblatt, Rita Panitz, Jerry Levine, Florence Levine
Staff: NED Herb Rosenbleeth, DOO Larry Richardson, Nikki Salzman, Mary Westley
Subject:Funding for the National Museum
- We need to concentrate on ways to fundraise
- We currently have $300,000 toward the permanent exhibit, we need $500-750,000 to complete it.
- We also need more money for operations costs.
- New fundraising programs:
- Paver program
- This program will produce $100,000 for the museum.
- Bricks are 4x8 ($250) or 8x8 ($500). We already have some bricks reserved
- The area in front of the building – steps and landing – will accommodate approximately 500 pavers. Permanent fixture at our building.
- We have already received $7,000 worth of payments and pledges.
- We will take a picture of your personal paver and send it to you – that way you can see it even if you can’t get to the museum.
- Veterans Week
Grants
- We have all the numbers we need to send out grant solicitations
- 501 (c)(3) status has been granted – we now have a JWV Foundation
Other suggestions for fundraising?
- Send emails to local community members
- Add local community members to the email distribution lists
- National auction
- Conducted over the course of the year
- Invite noted individuals from around the country to provide items of significance
- Raffle
- Award large items
- $100 per ticket
- Promote certificate program more
- Every Echelon should be a member of the museum. Every JWV member should be a member of the museum.
- Encourage non-JWV members to join the museum
- The museum’s name should be mentioned more on the JWV site. It should be spelled out, not referred to as NMAJMH.
- NMAJMH’s website needs to contain a plan for the new development and the fundraising that we’re doing. We need to give more information
- Need to get people with clout involved with our organization. Come up with a strategy of approach, schedule one-on-one meetings.
- Encourage people to leave money to the museum in their estates.
