Subject: keeping the faith
From: "Char Olson" <[email-masked]>
To: "Kirchstein Jim" <[email-masked]>, "Tracy Heron" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2013 09:08:56 -0500

Jim and Tracy.

I'll be home 'til noon today and after noon or 1:00 tomorrow.

Anyway.

 

Carol Kratochwill gave me a name of a very influencial person name Jodi
Sweeney, ever heard of her?

She has a company where she can obtain "big bucks" for organizations etc.
like us and in fact is doing just that for the Al Ringling Theater.  Jim,
like Boris (Madison) who did the same thing for the River Arts Board which
on was on in 2000. I believe he charged $5,000 for his services and think
she charges between that and $10,000 maybe, need to learn more.

His service included a very impressive brochure or booklet in full color
explain the plan and how to get involved.  If and when the time comes, maybe
one of the board members, like Dr. Dusty Koch or Dr. Tony DeGiovanni would
still have a copy of that.

What she does is. she has "the right" contacts state-wide and from what
Carol told me, even other states to find money for us.  It's worth looking
into.

Kay recently mentioned that her son-in-law knows of a similar source where
they too think big and get "mega buck" donations.  Said the right people
would rather give thousands on a one-time deal than to commit to smaller
amounts per month or year.  

Can't you just see a nice, even new building someday with walls or spaces
named after the larger donors.

River Arts received $100,000 from Herb Kohl and a Sauk City lady did the
same.  Nice!

Char