Outreach Spring 2009 Challenges
- In general work toward fundraising, awareness, and recruitment
- Follow up with Contacts made in Spring 2008 (another trip to DC?)
- Plan events to present to Alumni (Reunion, Cornell Clubs?)
- Organize 1050 presentations
- ESW Conference scheduled for Fall 2009, keep an eye out for any new deadlines or correspondance
- Apply to some grants
Suggestions from Spring 2008 Team:
- Lesson plan for local schools... present about Honduras/water/aguaclara at local schools
- Organize trips/events for people to present at Cornell Clubs/ Rotary Clubs/ Cornell events
- Get CEE 255 listed for interdisciplinary courses for the fall
- Work on syllabus for interdisciplinary purposes
- Maintain contact with organizations from both D.C. trips
- Continue with AguaClara newsletter (monthly electronically sent to all contacts/ potential donors etc.)
- Update Instruction Manual to include pictures of what the parts of the plant look like in real life next to the model so people can better understand the analogy (maybe this can be solved with the poster
Ideas for Business team:
- Need to decide grants/microfinance: The spring 2006 team thought a microfinace partnership would be Our team decided that micro finance didn't quite make sense, but it does seem that we could move toward communities purchasing our plants out right. This won't be
- Microfinance proposal with help from someone with business experience
- Better projections of global demand
- Better generic public health statistics about the importance of water
- Follow up on contacts made by Larry Harrington...lots of contacts so figure out a way to reach more of them
- Learn more about microfinance specifically towards AguaClara
- Contact Engineering firms/Government Agencies about the potential for partnerships.
Follow-up with SEA and figure out a strategy that can work for both groups to keep them involved