2010 Fundraising Summit

Wikimedia UK will be hosting a global Fundraising Summit for Wikimedia chapters and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will take place in Bristol from 14th May 2010 to 16th May 2010. It will be held at the Hewlett-Packard Labs. HP have kindly given us use of this venue free of charge and will also be providing lunches on all three days.

Travel

The nearest airport is Bristol International Airport. A list of venues that fly to Bristol is here. It includes most, if not all, European countries with chapters wishing to attend, and New York (well, it says New York - actually it's Newark, NJ!). Any chapter that can't fly direct to Bristol (Wikimedia Australia is the only one I can see) will need to fly to London. They can then either catch a flight from there to Bristol, or Wikimedia UK can assist them in catching a train. The Wikimedia Foundation should be able to fly to Bristol via Newark.

Accommodation

Recommended accommodation will be posted here soon.

Schedule

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Items for discussion

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• Discussion item (1 hr)

• WMF has three primary areas for discussion:

1. Discussion of the Chapter Agreement and how best to set up the Annual Fundraising campaign to create a 'win-win' situation between the Chapters and the Foundation. This discussion will include GEO-IP and country local messaging as well as distribution of funds. (4 hours)
2. Discussion of fundraising best practices and how to cultivate and steward donors to create a long lasting source of funds and board community support. (4 hours)
3. CiviCRM as a constituent database. WMF will discuss how and why we use it, how to use key features, and best practices. (2 hours)

Timetable

Time	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
1000	Post-mortem	Fundraising Agreement (Each stakeholder presents their views in turn, without interruption)	Best practices and cultivations
1030
1100
1130	Coffee-break (15 mins)	Coffee-break (15 mins)	Coffee-break (15 mins)
1200	Post-mortem	Fundraising Agreement (general discussion)	Best practices and cultivation cont./Technology
1230
1300	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1330
1400	Brainstorming fundraising ideas/Finalising agenda	Fundraising agreement (general discussion)	Home time
1430
1500
1530	Coffee-break (15 mins)	Coffee-break (15 mins)
1600	CiviCRM tutorial	Fundraising agreement (finalise outline ready for drafting)
1630
1700
1730