Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Zooming Along...

Here we are at the end of June!
What we've accomplished to date:
- 501(c)(3) application
    - In its second review with our CPA
    - Legal counsel found for a final "once over"

- Business Plan
    - Met with SCORE counselor
    - Written Plan progressing nicely
    - Fussing and discussing over the details with Russ

- Finding those GIVERS
- Qualifying the RECEIVERS
    - Finally found way to create a fillable AND savable PDF form for the application
    - Three conservation efforts waiting for the application

- Merchant Services lined up 
- Website design meeting with TradeMark Media next week
- Social Media
    - Getting comfortable with Twitter
    - Making new connections via LinkedIn
    - Got Russ started with LinkedIn

Goals for next month:
- Submit 501(c)(3) application
- Complete Business Plan
- First Serious Fundraising
- Outline and book trip to South Africa