This is to gauge and quantify whether there is any interest here in a beginner's guidebook to small organization non-profit fundraising, for the purposes of starting or furthering a group E-AB airplane build program.
It occurred to me that a large number of EAA chapters might very much want to start their own aircraft build program (to benefit kids, or seniors, or build an aircraft for small-town law enforcement with no budget for a helicopter, or for "flying doctor" programs, etc. ) but many of these EAA chapters and small community groups might not know the first thing about non-profit fundraising... or their leadership did not feel educated/empowered/encouraged/emboldened to begin fundraising in earnest.
As some may remember, as part of my own chapter's build project I put together a short-form, simiplified guidebook on basic fundraising, focused around youth educational aircraft projects. This guidebook was originally written and offered to a large kit manufacturer, to provide to EAA chapters and other groups (to help them raise funds to purchase that manufacturer's kits).
The ~40 page guidebook itself is not magic, there's no "rocket science" or "secret code"; none of the info or techniques will be breaking news to other professionals in the industry. It was intended to "hold the hand" of rank beginners, give them the basics, make them feel confident enough to move forward... and help them prevent some common mistakes and time-wasters.
What level of interest in this sort of thing is there around these parts?
It occurred to me that a large number of EAA chapters might very much want to start their own aircraft build program (to benefit kids, or seniors, or build an aircraft for small-town law enforcement with no budget for a helicopter, or for "flying doctor" programs, etc. ) but many of these EAA chapters and small community groups might not know the first thing about non-profit fundraising... or their leadership did not feel educated/empowered/encouraged/emboldened to begin fundraising in earnest.
As some may remember, as part of my own chapter's build project I put together a short-form, simiplified guidebook on basic fundraising, focused around youth educational aircraft projects. This guidebook was originally written and offered to a large kit manufacturer, to provide to EAA chapters and other groups (to help them raise funds to purchase that manufacturer's kits).
The ~40 page guidebook itself is not magic, there's no "rocket science" or "secret code"; none of the info or techniques will be breaking news to other professionals in the industry. It was intended to "hold the hand" of rank beginners, give them the basics, make them feel confident enough to move forward... and help them prevent some common mistakes and time-wasters.
What level of interest in this sort of thing is there around these parts?
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