WOMEN OF COLOR
AT PENN
IN MARCH


Task/ Date Due:



April
  • Wrap-up meeting


May
  • Develop schedule for meetings
  • Call meeting of executive planning committee
  • Identify possible members from HUP, Presby & Pennsylvania hospital
  • Work on a tri-fold to use as advertising tool

June

  • Call meeting of planning committee Planning Committee
  • Establish meeting times
  • Discuss funding
  • Establish timeline
  • Plan first fundraiser
  • Send President's invitation which includes request for letter for booklet

July

  • Planning Committee Meeting Planning Committee
  • Review membership of subcommittees
  • Review responsibilities of subcommittees
  • Review operating procedures
  • Fundraiser


August
  • -Identify presider Program committee
  • Hold fundraising event Fundraising committee
  • Make sure webpage is updated
  • Update e-mail addresses
  • Look into corporate funding
  • Shopping trip fundraiser


September
  • Develop publicity packet Publicty committee
  • Work on Operating Procedures Planning Committee
  • Develop save the date cards for dignitaries, past participants Program Committee
  • Begin identifying voices of color
  • Fundraiser


October
  • Post nominations for awards
  • Begin soliciting adds for booklet
  • Fundraiser
  • Reserve Room for the Event


November
  • Continue request for adds
  • Name voices of color and alternates
  • Continue advertising for nominees
  • Advertise nominations/voices of color/ads/fundraisers Publicity/webpage/Internet
  • Fundraiser


December
  • Hold vendor event Fundraising committee
  • Send letters to the "Need to know people"
  • Black Nativity Fundraiser


January
  • Finish up process of selecting awardees
  • Order proclamation
  • Send out invitations to dignitaries/president. Remind President that letter is needed for the booklet
  • Begin identifying vendors
  • Solicit volunteers for day's event Logistics
  • Identify soloist and someone to do invocation
  • Fundraiser


February
  • Ticket Sales
  • Begin distributing tickets
  • Select students to be in attendance
  • Order PECO lights
  • Identify photographer
  • Make arrangements to tape event
  • Develop logistics for the event
  • Confirm dignitaries
  • Finalize awardees Awards committee
  • Order awards
  • Send final letters to awardees and voices of color
  • Send final letter to presider and soloist
  • Finalize ads/booklet Booklet committee
  • Fundraiser
  • Finalize program
  • Purchase gift for the presider


March
  • Event
  • Sell tapes
  • Send pictures of awardees to Almanac and Current
  • Work on Provost diversity fund