We've reached $50,000 in pledges! Can you see our counter over there to the right? ?----->
That's $50,000 raised by an entirely volunteer effort. That $50,000 in a matter of weeks. That's $50,000 during this economic time. That's $50,000 to SAVE the museum.
I say we take a moment to feel good about all that we have done in such a short amount of time.
GO US.
Showing posts with label Pledge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pledge. Show all posts
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
But what if we want to give you money right now?!
It's awe inspiring to see the passion and dedication so many people have for the Natural History Museum and we hear from a new person every day whether it be a story or a suggestion or even an offer to volunteer.
Thank you, thank you. We can always use more volunteers, we are always open to ideas and suggestions, and we appreciate whenever anyone sends an email with technical difficulties, questions or corrections.
This is an effort run by volunteers and we will take all of the help we can get.
One of the questions coming up on emails is "What if I want to write you a check right now?"
Thank you, thank you. We can always use more volunteers, we are always open to ideas and suggestions, and we appreciate whenever anyone sends an email with technical difficulties, questions or corrections.
This is an effort run by volunteers and we will take all of the help we can get.
One of the questions coming up on emails is "What if I want to write you a check right now?"
- Thank you! That's amazing that you are ready to write a check to save the museum.
- At this moment we are asking for pledges only. This is because we are trying to get an idea about the amount of immediate funds we can raise to keep the museum open to submit with our proposal to HSU.
- We are submitting our proposal to HSU to keep the museum open on Friday (August 28). And then we wait. Until we hear from HSU that we can go forward with keeping the museum open we don't want to collect checks or payments from donors.
- You can visit our website at www.savethenorthcoastnhm.org to pledge. Once we know for sure that the museum is staying open and that we can start collecting the funds to keep it open we will be in contact with you.
- Your pledge matters! The closer we can get to the $120,000 goal the better because it shows HSU just how dedicated the community is to the museum and also provides the support we need to stay open while we make long term plans for the future of the museum.
- You can continue to pledge after Friday. And the effort will continue after Friday. We're going to keep going so that we have the momentum going when we hear back from HSU.
Pledge today! www.savethenorthcoastnhm.org
Thursday, August 20, 2009
More Press at the Times Standard! Press Releases really do work.
Survey outlines possible $27,000 in pledges for HSU museum
The Times-Standard
Posted: 08/19/2009 01:15:25 AM PDT
A survey of those meeting to discuss the future of Humboldt State University's Natural History Museum identified some $27,000 in pledges to keep it open.
Museum board members and volunteers met on Monday to launch fundraising and long-term planning efforts and tested the waters to determine how much money they might be able to come up with. The group found that the attendants were willing to pony up an amazing $27,000.
On Aug. 7, HSU said it had to close the museum because of the state budget crisis. But a group of devotees moved to keep the popular museum open, and met with HSU deans on Aug. 12. College of Natural Resources Dean James Howard and Associate Dean Steven Smith agreed to let the group come up with a plan by Aug. 28 to raise $120,000 and plan for long-term fiscal support of the museum. A second meeting on Aug. 17 put forward a fundraising, marketing and long-term strategies plan.
The group has also launched a blog at http://savearcatanhm.blogspot.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/savearcatanhm, and a Facebook page. People interested in the fundraising effort can also e-mail savearcatanhm@gmail.com.
The Times-Standard
Posted: 08/19/2009 01:15:25 AM PDT
A survey of those meeting to discuss the future of Humboldt State University's Natural History Museum identified some $27,000 in pledges to keep it open.
Museum board members and volunteers met on Monday to launch fundraising and long-term planning efforts and tested the waters to determine how much money they might be able to come up with. The group found that the attendants were willing to pony up an amazing $27,000.
On Aug. 7, HSU said it had to close the museum because of the state budget crisis. But a group of devotees moved to keep the popular museum open, and met with HSU deans on Aug. 12. College of Natural Resources Dean James Howard and Associate Dean Steven Smith agreed to let the group come up with a plan by Aug. 28 to raise $120,000 and plan for long-term fiscal support of the museum. A second meeting on Aug. 17 put forward a fundraising, marketing and long-term strategies plan.
The group has also launched a blog at http://savearcatanhm.blogspot.com, on twitter at www.twitter.com/savearcatanhm, and a Facebook page. People interested in the fundraising effort can also e-mail savearcatanhm@gmail.com.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
We have ELECTRONIC COPIES of the Pledge Forms
These are generic pledge forms so that we can get an estimate of the immediate funds we can raise to save the museum. If you would like to receive a form please email savearcatanhm@gmail.com and we can send it to you.
Please be sure to note if you have any stipulations to your donation on the form.
We thank you in advance for your support.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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