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Fund Development
- Continue with the Sustaining Membership Drive in March to May 2009
- Consider alternative fundraising ideas such as a Cookbook, Candy Sales,
and Luau
- Participate in the TEAM Golf Tournament
- Find a grant writer
Governance
- Identify more board and staff members
- Post by-laws on website
Technology
- Establish sites in Linked In, Plaxo, or Facebook
- More participation in blogging from membership
- Re-design the web advertising to be less crowded and easier to read
Membership
- Develop Membership benefits such as t-shirts or business discounts and
membership cards
- Appoint a Membership Chair
- Invite prospective members and board members to meetings
Outreach/Annual Conference
- Develop a list of mentors who can visit schools on a year-round basis
- Post Scholarship Directory on the Internet
- Help to establish the new Northern California Conference in San Jose
- Partner with other organizations on the NPIEN Annual Conference
- More outreach to area school districts
Marketing
- Develop an on-line newsletter
- Create more t-shirts, calendars, polo shirts, pens
- More news media exposure, such as Radio/TV Public Service Announcements
- Negotiate more links on education and Pacific Islander websites
Fund Development
- Active participation in the 2008 TEAM Golf Tournament
- Website ads were a new source of income
- Penske Scion Sponsorship
- Continued sponsorship by Majestic Realty Foundation
- State Farm Insurance sponsorship
- Scholarships sponsored by Guesthouse International Hotel, NT &
Associates, Vemma, and Wilson Financial Services
Governance
- New Board Members Aileen Tanimoto Matsuura and Rita Scanlan
- New Staff Members Lopaka Faria and Judy Ann Sanchez
- Host prospective board members at Monday pre-board meeting dinners or
staff meeting potlucks
Technology
- NPIEN Blog and E-Newsletter created
- Over 4,000 hits on the NPIEN Website, plus regular updates
Membership
- Accurate database created
Outreach/Annual Conference
- Stanford Middle School Mentoring Visit received good coverage by the
Long Beach Press-Telegram
- Mentoring visit to Prarie Vista Middle School
- NPIEN Conference was the best organized of them all
- Great student participation in the conference
Marketing
- New NPIEN T-shirts developed by Staff
- News media coverage by Eventspolynesia.com, Samoanews.com, the Lakewood
Community
- News, and Long Beach Press-Telegram
- Exhibits at Pacific Islander and Education conferences
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