Orbis Cascade Alliance

Action Items

Elstone & Hopkinson

Action: approach Oregon Community Foundation to explore hosting an information session for foundations. Suggest foundations from the short list (below) and ask for additional suggestions.

Goals: provide information about the project, explore ways to structure funding, determine foundations' willingness to view an RLSC request outside of relationships with each campus.

Participation: not all library directors and development staff need to be present, just a reasonable number. Helmer should participate. Carver or Elstone should be there to represent the fiscal agent.

Short List:

Collins
Ford
Meyer Memorial Trust
Murdock
Valley
Ben. B. Cheney
Intel
Gladys Krieble Delmas
Mellon
Miller
Paul Allen
Gates

Carver

Action: Investigate timing on G bonds: 07/09 or 09/11?

Carver and Helmer

Action: Draft a short (1 p.) summary of the RLSC Collaborative Fundraising Process to share with the group. This document will make sure we have a common understanding but it will not be a legal document requiring signatures.

Helmer

Action: Revise the vision document to include

Proposed timeline
Need and storage cost advantages for core group of five institutions
Why RLSC is needed for participation in a national network of service centers

Action: Prepare visuals for inclusion in a presentation packet

Library Directors

Action: Draft more concise and persuasive language related to the digital and "last copy" role of RLSC.

1.	Introductions

2.	Purpose and Goals of the Meeting

3.	Review of the RLSC Vision Statement

4.	Feasibility and Options
	Discussion of fundraising goals, minimum "floor" amount, and potential role for bonded debt.

5.	Collaborative Fundraising and Institutional Priorities

6.	Potential Funders
	Participants are asked to bring their suggestions to the meeting. The group will create a short-list of potential funders.

7.	Memorandum of Understanding
	From a fundraising perspective, are there issues that should be clarified in an MOU?

8.	Process for Approaching Funders
	Discussion of personnel involved, timeline, process, and development costs.

9.	Remaining information
	Are we lacking any information needed to make a compelling case?

10.	Next steps