the debatewise week
what have we all been doing this week?Stephanie
1. Wrote a letter to Hazel Blears (as you do) to ask for support and told her how wonderful we are
2. Finished an application for a Trust Fund, using very intellectual big words, complex syntax and enthusiastic rhetoric
3. Took criticism very well on said application (Excuse tissues hid under the table)
4. Met up with Marcien from IDEA to discuss Fundraising a debating event 'debatewise IDEA exchange'
5. Sifted through a big, nay enormous, book of funds, categoried it in Excel and didnt go mad in the process.
Alex
1, came up with an idea for how we could meet critics of revisewise, David did not like it but I think I will write up the idea anyway just in case we need to go back to it in the future... no spoilers as to what it was!
2, wrote two up to date debates. One on Obama's first 100 days in office, I had hoped that it could be put on donklephant which at the same time could highlight Obama's policy towards Iran, torture against terror suspects and changing the name of the war on terror all of which are to do with Obama's foreign policy however I finished the dabate a few days late!. I also wrote a debate on should we be afraid of swine flu for which others here have been adding points.
3, more phone calls, only managed about 30, also got a few email addresses for debating societies
4, added a bit to some of the EU debates, need to do rather more on this though.
5, found the email addresses of some UK journalists who might be interested in our press releace on revisewise
Betony
Two major challenges/deadlines this week as well as more Revisewise marketing:
1. Finished annual report for OSI
2. Finished House of Lords People and Parliament Inquiry evidence submission.
3. Sent out 'pre press release' on Revisewise and got replies form the Guradian and the Telegraph
4. Contacted more universities and sent out more marketing materials.
5. Worked on European debates for Votematch
Pete
1 Found names of journalists to email
2 Added debates to the website on Football, Swine flu and added to a EU Debatewise
3 Reprised my role as postman Pete
4 Made more phone calls to promote revisewise
5 Had another Friday team lunch, I love those.
Dave
1. Finished the fundraising task list Yen sent, love deadlines
2. Emailed all my friends, clients and even vague associates to see if they could help us raise money.
3. Went to see the very wonderful Ade to cost for Express Yourself
4. Worked out more of how the World Online Debating Championship will work with Neill, that’s getting quite exciting
5. Got the newsletter out, despite a very loud Friday evening office making proof-reading a challenge