[Kzyxtalk] Fundraising Responsibility

[sako4 at comcast.net]

I'm curious, too, Scott. 

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From: "Scott Peterson" <scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com> 
To: "kzyxtalk" <kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org>, scamp1104 at comcast.net 
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 7:51:31 PM 
Subject: [Kzyxtalk] Fundraising Responsibility 

Dear Mr. Campbell, scamp1104 (at) comcast.net, 


I'd appreciate it very much if you could clarify something from one of 


your General Managers' reports here: 


http://www.kzyx.org/Board/KZYX%20State%20of%20the%20Station%20Report%20November%202015.pdf 


According to this report you said, "I need to express my concern to the 


entire Board that the budget we approved at the end of June included 


$55,000.00 in major donor contributions as follows: A legal Bill Event 


($10K), End of Year ($30K), & Spring House event ($15K). Obviously, 


perhaps, we are not restricted to those particular events, but as far as I 


know, there are no plans for generating any of these funds at the 


moment, and I consider this aspect of fundraising to be a Board 


responsibility. The staff will, of course, support such efforts in any way 


required, but I don't think they could or should take the lead on them. 


Again, perhaps obviously, if these funds are not generated during this 


fiscal year, it could leave us with a significant deficit." 


Ahem. 


This General Manager's report is from last November. The so-called 


'major donors' didn't appear. So here we are. You made this comment 


as paid staff then. Laying fundraising from major donors at the feet of 


the Board or Directors. Now you're one of them. In fact, you're an 


officer. The Treasurer. Do you hold the same view now, Mr. Campbell? 


That fundraising from major donors is a Board responsibility? 


I know that you're good at lecturing, Mr. Campbell. That's self-evident. 


But now that it's your responsibility -- how are you at fundraising? 


Sincerely, 


Scott M. Peterson 


Mendocino 


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