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Baba Ifaleye
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Joined: 14 May 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:43 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

Brothers and Sisters In Unity and Action
October 2, 2005 meeting

Long Term Goals
-Community Center
-School
-Community Policing

Short Term Goals
Recruitment
-print up flyers
-pass them out at Afrocentric events(i.e. African Fest, Kwanzaa, other organizational meetings)

Research Non-Profits
Reference link
http://www.ctnonprofits.org/pages/NonprofitResources/startnonprofit.asp
Reference Book
-Non Profit Kit for Dummies
Consider joining a nonprofit group to gain experience

Fundraising
Open mic(Kwaku, do they have a sound system?)
-suggested donatoions
-vendors
-sell items there(crochetted baskets, CD's, Afrocentric Cookies, African Beads, anything else that u can come up with)

Grants
reference link
Illinois Arts Council
http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/

Reference Book
I'll grant u that

*For next Sunday
Have mission statement done by next Sunday. I will email it to you please look over it and get back to me.
Please brainstorm on more ideas, write them down and bring them
If I forgot to include anything please let me know

Meeting Frequency
2 online(1st and 3rd Sunday)
2 offline(2nd and 4th Sunday)

Next Meeting
Sunday October 9th
Malcolm X College
1900 W Van Buren
312-850-7000

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\\\\"We should allow no one to turn our heads. If we continually try to shape our identity in the form of others, we surely will not find our destiny. Man's destiny is the reflection of himself. We must be about the task of fortifying our ancient beliefs and traditional customs. It is only through this effort that strength is given.\\\\"

Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu
The Akan Priests in America
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Baba Ifaleye
Site Admin


Joined: 14 May 2005
Posts: 802
Location: Atlanta Ga

PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:46 pm Reply with quoteBack to top

Brothers and Sisters In Unity and Action
October 9, 2005 meeting
Current Tasks
Survey Questions
Research/Read Materials on nonprofits
Print up Flyers
Get Fundraising items together(new items, idjojo.com urban t-shirts, assata t-shirts)
Getting organized
Seeking help from Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement or other organizations
Read materials on starting a nonprofit
Deciding on a concrete meeting time on and offline
Recruiting methods(door-to-door, internet, conscious events)
Developing a plan of action
Places to consider for open mic, meeting or other events
Afro-Wear
Malcolm X College
Harold Washington Library
Organizing our material
Condensing mission statement to one-liner
Talling the costs of out-of-pocket expenses for fundraising
Defining our Target
What group of people in the Black Community
School(Elementary and High School) College students
Next meeting
Online
October 16th, 2005
Time: TBA
If I missed anything..let me know

_________________
\\\\"We should allow no one to turn our heads. If we continually try to shape our identity in the form of others, we surely will not find our destiny. Man's destiny is the reflection of himself. We must be about the task of fortifying our ancient beliefs and traditional customs. It is only through this effort that strength is given.\\\\"

Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu
The Akan Priests in America
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