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Introduction
Governance
Timetable
Design
Funding
Stray
Cat Strut
Request
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Overall Objective:
Raise $5 million in capital and $1 million in
endowments in order to
break ground for the new Shelter in the spring of 2006.
Phase I: April 2004 – April 2005, “Quiet Phase”, Before the
Public Announcement
(Achieve at least 50% of goal by 12/04, 70% - 80% by
5/05)
2004:
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Established infrastructure – committees,
marketing materials, letters of recommendation, grant boilerplate,
financials, Stray Cat Strut Planning
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Determined sponsorship levels and prospects
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Confirmed architect requirements
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June – December
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Initiate donor cultivation and solicitation
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Initiate Grant applications and follow-up
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Advisory Board meeting (October)
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Stray Cat Strut – design, mold, artists,
and sponsors
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Building – Pre-design Planning (November
2004 – April 2005) and Ecological Site Planning (November 2004 – June
2005)
2005:
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January – April:
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Continue donor cultivation and solicitation
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Continue grant processes
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Stray Cat Strut – cats completed and
mounted
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Advisory Board event (April)
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Building – Professional Consultation
(January – April) and Architectural Consultation (initiate in January),
Energy Analysis and Modeling and Material Analysis (March - September)
Second Phase:
May 2005 – April 2006, General Public Solicitation
(Achieve at least 95% of goal by 12/05)
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May:
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Stray Cat Strut – Launch Memorial Day
Parade 2005 (cats
back and mounted on bases with placques)
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Announcement of Public Campaign using
Stray Cat
Strut in Dearborn Memorial Day Parade
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Initiate special gifts campaign
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June – September:
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Stray Cat Strut – Cats on display at Sponsors
for Dearborn’s Art on the Avenue. Cats
travel to prearranged placement for further media coverage and public awareness.
Suggestions/thoughts: Greenfield
Village, HFC Library, Ford World Headquarters, Fairlane Town Center, HFCC
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Continue donor cultivation and solicitations
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Continue grant processes
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Building - contractor evaulation, furnishings
selection
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October – December:
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Stray Cat Strut – Auction event (October)
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Announcement (October) and sale of community
participation opportunities
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Continue donor cultivation and solicitations
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Continue grant processes
2006:
Third Phase:
April – December 2006, Community Gifts, Cleanup, Construction (8
months)
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April - December
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Ground breaking celebration (April)
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Initiate construction
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Continue grant processes
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Continue donor cultivation and solicitations
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Complete construction (December)
Fourth Phase:
January 2007, Move In !
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