[imc-wmass-editorial] Re: [imc-wmass-discuss] mtg times and places...

Mon Feb 11 14:06:29 PST 2002

Sorry for cross-posting, but i didn't want to miss anybody.

The editorial working group will meet this Wed. @ 7:30-9 in the 
Umass Campus Center room 803

Amber and anyone else who wants to join us should come to the ARISE staff mtg tomorrow to talk with them...they wanted to know more about our group and to discuss using their office space in Spfld and possible non-profit status.  directions are below.

I sent a couple of questions raised at the Sunday 2/9 mtg out to the new-imc list and the imc-finance list, and this is what i heard:  (notice that UCIMC has a treasurer)

1.  does the global imc have non-profit status, and can this be extended
to the local imc's?  have other local imc's received non-profit status?

the global imc network does not have non-profit status and uses a fiscal
sponsor for our finances.  non-profit status can be extended to local imcs
from fiscal sponsors by arrangement between the two organizations.  as far
as i know, the Urbana-Champaign IMC (UCIMC) is the only IMC with
non-profit status (if there are others i'd really like to know).  the
UCIMC has sponsored several media projects and will work with interested
media production groups if they're interested in being sponsored.

2.  how have other imc's gone about funding their work and fundraising?
what types of grants have they received?  what strategies have worked?

the UCIMC has an extensive fundraising plan and has been applying for
grants at a rate of about one every quarter.  thus far, we're received no
funding through this avenue.  our main source of income thus far has been
donations from the general public.  we have a 1600 square foot (~175
square meter) community center that holds regular meetings, movies,
lectures, concerts, etc.  and we've had a huge amount of local support for
the center.  i've been working to get our fundraising plan (and other
documents) available on-line; if there's interest let me know and i'll try
to get them up on our website (www.ucimc.org or urbana.indymedia.org).

let me know if you have any further questions,

--sascha meinrath
treasurer
urbana-champaign imc
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directions to ARISE in sprfld:

                 94 Rifle St., Spfld MA
                 413-734-4948

* Take route 91 to exit 7, Columbus Ave., Downtown Spfld.
* Take a left at the first set of lights (there is a sign pointing to
downtown Springfield).
* Continue straight through a set of lights, under the Sheraton hotel
overpass.
* At the next set of lights, take a right onto Main St.
* Go through one set of lights.  At the next set of lights, take a left
onto State St.
* Go up State about 7/10 of a mile through 3 sets of lights.
* At the 4th light, take a right onto Walnut St. (there will be a Burger
King on the corner).
* Continue straight through 5 sets of lights.
* At the 6th light, take a right and then immediately bear left.
* This is Rifle St.  Arise is in the housing complex on your right.
* Pass the first entrace and take a right into the second driveway.  Arise
is the small, white bldg. at the back of the parking lot.

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		    We are the ones we've been waiting for.

					-Bernice Johnson Reagon

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On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:11:23  
 ablack2 wrote:
>Re: meeting times:
>
>I am one voice only, but Thur doesn't normally work for me.  Tu or Wed always does/can.
>
>I plan to attend the Editorial mtg- am all recovered from the bad germs that had me in their grip this wkend.
>
>I might be interested in joining you at the Arise meeting Tuesday, Brian, given that I'm down here in Spfld for work during that time.  Do you think it would be beneficial, or would another person be "clutter"?  I'm mostly just curious, and always find it useful (even if indirectly) to make these sort of connections in person.  Arise and the org for which I work have some ties, but I've not been to their place nor met the staffers.
>
>BTW- don't know if folks have checked on this before or not, but Forbes library in Noho does have mtg space, but it's una until at least June b/c of renovations.
>
>-Amber
>
>
>imc-wmass-discuss at wmassimc.org wrote:
>> hi folks,
>  i confirmed a couple of mtg places:
>
>***Editorial Working Group mtg
>This WED. Feb. 13 @ 7:30pm in the UMass Campus Center
>Room will be listed by the elevators and at the info desk.  Parking meters and 
>stickers not enforced after dark, so park in a red lot.
>
>***General Springfield IMC mtg.
>Sunday, Feb. 24 @ 12-3pm
>ARISE office, 94 Rifle St. Springfield, MA  (directions forthcoming)
>I will be attending an ARISE staff mtg tomorrow at 10:30, to discuss using 
>their space and working with their group...im driving down from Amherst, so if 
>anyone would like to join me, let me know.  ARISE is bus accessible.
>
>***General Amherst/NOho IMC mtg.
>Thursday, Feb. 28 @ 6-9pm
>Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA  
>(behind Rao's coffee, if that helps...parking available behind CVS)
>I hope Thursday's work for people...this was what was available at Bangs.  
>
>Unitarian Church wanted $40.  I'm all for mtg again in Northampton but haven't 
>been able to find a space...First Churches again?  Also, Carlos Fontes teaches 
>at Worcester State and we discussed holding a mtg there in March at some point, 
>and Chaos and Jonathan are looking into holding a mtg at Hampshire.  
>
>Martina had suggested that we hold our Amherst/Noho meetings at a regular time 
>and place.  How do Th. evenings work for people?  Every other week?  So Feb. 
>28, March 14, March 28, etc?   6-9?  Thoughts on a semi-permanent location?  Or 
>should we keep moving them around between Amherst and the Hamp?  Biweekly mtgs 
>would give us time to hold working group meetings between general meetings, ie 
>tech, editorial, Sprfld.
>
>My thought about holding mtgs in Springfield and Worcester was to develop 
>contacts in these place, people who could form a 'Sprfld working group' and act 
>as 'stringers' and submit feature articles for publishing in the center column 
>and print publication.  thoughts?  Also, mtgs at colleges like Westfield State, 
>STCC, 5college, might work well if they are advertised.
>
>A couple of people have mentioned radio stations willing to play PSA's (public 
>service announcement) for us.  Anybody able to put together a 15sec. PSA we 
>could hand out to radio stations?   
>
>brian
>
> 
>
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