Just wondering what thought is / has been given to coordinating fundraising events and how you guys as fan groups plan to work together toward common objectives?

Given that the majority of your groups are informal am just curious as to how the 1883 model will shape up in practice?

The Uncovered and 1883 article is IMO fine, you have everyones email address and will put out to vote where required. Will the other groups be adopting similar & consistent approaches or will there be differentials that encourage (compete?) for fan investment?

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Incredibly good question and has been bothering me for the last few days. How does the mission statement of each fan group really differ? how will you avoid duplication of activity. The distinctions between the different groups seem a little hazy other than geography in the case of 2 fan groups. If we had a decent Trust, there would have been a strong case for channelling funds through them as a single umbrella organisation but that is not an option at the moment. How will the functionality of each group differ?

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I reckon we need an escap- sorry, fund-raising committee. I would've thought that Karen would be the best person to head this.

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I don't think channelling the funds through the 'New' Trust is not an option. Their books are presumamby audited in line with FSA guidlines. I assume we don't have that for Uncovered as we don't need to. To qualify for grants etc do we not need to fund the club in accordance with FSA guidlines? Was that not the whole issue we had with Crowdcube?

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I think the question is, is it better to have funds going into 1883 through one channel, or 3/4 different ones?
There will be benefits and concerns for each method.
I think the way to look at this is long term, lets say in 2 years time when 1883 is going strong and CIC is in full swing. Would our club and supporters be better served by one big voice or 4 little ones, i am not sure.
Thoughts anyone?

We already have a fundraising working group guys and Karen does head it lol hence why I paid a visit to the forum today

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