LeapingStone is nascent non-profit working to enable universal primary education in West Africa. Leapingstone received its 501c3 in April, 2008. The organizations web site and logo are still under-construction.
Achieve sustainable "Tipping Point" quality education levels in in Dedeke, a village in Togo roughly 30 miles from the capital city, Lomé.
Objectives
Create infrastructure to facilitate and support
development and allocation of capital.
Draft and execute a fund-raising strategy sufficient
to generate $xxx,000 through 2009.
Develop and execute an allocation strategy.
Implement a branding and marketing strategy.
Key Results
Create infrastructure to facilitate and support development and allocation of capital.
Obtain NFP status. Q1 (Done)
Open bank accounts. Q2 (done)
Obtain contact data (phone, fax, URL) Q1
Draft a strategy to ensure adequate oversight of fund distribution. Q1
Develop an investment strategy that creates a sustainable and growing endowment. Q2
Draft a budget that includes all operations and charitable donations. Q1
Develop an expenditure policy/strategy. Q1
Draft and execute a fund-raising strategy sufficient to generate $xxx,000 through 2009.
Create a broad and manageable fund-raising strategy. Q1
Draft a donor presentation. Q1
Develop and maintain a donor prospect database. Q1
Determine whether we are eligible for grants and apply for them if so. Q2
Raise $25,000. Q3
Raise $xxx,000. Q109
Develop and execute an allocation strategy.
Draft plan for how LS distributes funds in Africa (see oversight goal above). Q1
Send xxx children to school. Q209
Implement a branding and marketing strategy.
Develop corporate identity (logo, etc.) Q1
Launch a purpose-built web site that both evangelizes the LS message and generates donations. Q2
Develop network of like-minded NGO. Q3
Draft a white-paper on the impact of primary education on health, poverty, and domestic violence. Q3