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Nation 1: Fundraising
Coordinator of the Fundraising Group: Nick Moraitis nick@nation1.net
Complete Nation1 Fundraising Update - July 8th 2000.
Added by Nick Moraitis
Tools
- Use the poll system (http://www.nation1.net/cgi-bin/poll/multipoll.cgi) to decide on conclusions.
- Use the chat applet (http://www.nation1.net/taskforces/fundsgroup/chat.html) to discuss the Nation1's media component.
Nation1's Fundraising Group has specific objectives. Click for details on progress the group has made regarding these issues:
1: To ensure Nation1 has a legal and non-profit method of funding it's project.Legal details
2: To solicit funding from appropriate sources and manage donated funds. Nation 1: Fundraising Details
3: To invest grants received in order to maximise their value to the Nation1 project.Funds Management details
4: To provide comprehensive updates and reports to sponsors, and other donors. Reporting Details
Nation1's special Relationship with MIT clarified.
The members of the Fundraising Group are:
- Jeff Kramer, age 17 from the USA is a C++ Programmer and member of his local Model UN Club.
- Juanita Dean, age 36, has extensive experience in the areas of financial management, grant research and preparation, project development and management, committee management and fundraising. She is currently Project Manager of CeBeiN.com
- Siddharth Sundar is 13-years-old and lives in India. His interests include finance and writing. He was an particularly active member of the KidzBank taskforce at JrSummit 1998.
- Crystal Theresa Porter, age 16, from the USA, has experience as treasurer of local and school clubs and as a peer mediator.
- Maggie McKee is a American 15 year old. She is a member of Future Business Leaders of America, and received the top marks in the district in Accounting and Business Marketing. She also assists the Salvation Army and her church with fundraising.
- Ludmila Iliev is 14-years-old and lives in Romania.
- Nick Moraitis from Australia is 16-years-old. A delegate to the Jr Summit 98 and the Hague Appeal for Peace, Nick has also written "Cyberscene" a teen guide to the Internet. He founded the Teenage Computer Network, and is a member of the National Advisory Council of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- Vincent Hilldrup, is a Franco-American 13-year-old and a youth ambassador to UNESCO. Vincent was a delegate to the JrSummit 1998, and the Hague Appeal for Peace.
ADVISORS:
- Carolyn Chin is Executive Vice President of Marketing of MarketXT, Inc. She was previously CEO of Cebiz!, a consulting firm specializing in internet and e-commerce and Chief Marketing Officer of Reuters America. Before Reuters, she held a number of senior positions with private banking and credit cards at Citibank, and has been Vice President of Corporate Strategy & General Manager of Electronic Commerce at IBM.
- Mitchel Resnick is an Associate Professor in the Learning group at the MIT Media Laboratory. His research team has developed the software LEGO-LOGO, and more recently the technology behind Lego Mindstorms. He also helped start a Computer Clubouse network for Children across America. He is planning the Okawa Center for Future Children.
- Guy Grand,Executive Director of OneDay Foundation works with young people and NGO's to promote concepts of Peace and Youth empowerment.
- Young Lee is a 39-year-old consultant from the USA, who specialises in youth empowerment. He has worked with numerous NGOs, including the Youth Action Program in New York City and City Year in Boston.