As you may have heard, the SDS National Fundraising Working Group now has an application for SDS bodies to request funds! Funding is prioritized for projects that:
* Build basic organizational infrastructure, things necessary to keep SDS running (i.e. the National Convention or website)
* Projects that build SDS
* Projects that have implications for SDS nationally, not just locally
* Projects that are regional or multi-chapter also get priority
* Projects that are nationally endorsed (like the Accessible Education campaign)
* Projects that are high-profile/media-worthy/big mobilizations
In December and January, we voted to fund four exciting projects:
Welcoming Kits for new chapters
The Welcoming Committee received funding to begin sending out Welcome Kits to new chapters. The kits will include an Accessible Education campaign organizing guide, sign-up sheets, sample flyers and posters, a tabling guide, copies of the news bulletin, a facilitation guide, and sds pins and stickers!
A new website!
The SDS website is outdated and ugly. The new national Website Working Group is giving it a re-design and switching to a new server.
Travel stipends to the New Years Retreat in Athens, OH
Athens SDS hosted the second annual SDS New Years retreat on Jan 3-4. Travel stipends were made available to better enable SDSers outside the midwest and northeast to attend and help set national SDS’ priorities and goals for 2009.
Assistance to Tacoma SDS for an action on the 6th anniversary of the war in Iraq
Tacoma SDS is holding a huge Demonstrate! protest on the 6th anniversary of the war in Iraq. This event is just part of their work to build SDS in the northwest.
If you would like more information about the Fundraising Working Group and applying for funds, check out our blog at: http://sdsfundraising.wordpress.com/.
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