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Abe Bonowitz, Marj Byler, Gary Cadd, Janice Christiansen, Elizabeth Duncan, Dee Ertukel, Tom Gill, Barbara Gubbin, Virginia Hatch, Judy Hatcher, Alice Hunsberger, Steve King, Sue Kulinyi, Rena Margulis, Jon Orchard, Marianne Philbin, Dave Potvin, Rick Roth, Edd Vasquez, Mort Winston

*First compiled in 1994. Edited and modified for on-line distribution by the amnesty-volunteer.org project in 1999. Rebecca Edwards, the original editor of Funds for Freedom, would like to make this resource a gift to the human rights community in and out of the Amnesty movement. Thus, with the exception of AI guidelines, this resource is being made available to everyone on Internet.

PDF version for download Public version | "Member Only" version

I. FINANCIAL PLANNING

• AI Policies
• Holding a Productive Planning Meeting
• How Can the Group Coordinator Promote Planning & Fundraising
• Basic Financial Records
• Bank Accounts
• Pledging to AIUSA

II. DIRECT REQUESTS

• Coping with Fears
• How to Locate Donors and Ask for Money
• On Campus
• Fundraising and Visibility
• Special Situations: Multiculturalism; Rural Areas

III. SELLING SERVICES

• Group Dues and Membership
• Services Offered by Your Group
• Volunteer Labor and Community Service

IV. SELLING MERCHANDISE

• Finding a Market
• Donated Goods
• Inexpensive Goods
• Christmas Tree Sales
• Auctions and Raffles

V. SPECIAL EVENTS

• The Role of Special Events
• Special Event Planning and Evaluation
• Events with an Amnesty Tie-In
• More Amnesty Favorites
• Events with Food
• Holiday Tie-Ins
• Events with Music

VI. FOUNDATION GRANTS

• Research
• Write a Strong Proposal
• Get Organized
• If You Get a Grant

VII. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

• Group Exchange in AIUSA's Amnesty Action 
• Getting a List of Members
• AIUSA Special Initiatives Fund
• AIUSA Ivan Morris Fund
• Plays and Music
• Videos, TV/Radio Public Service Announcements
• Foundation Library Resources
• Working Assets Long Distance
• Bibliography for Further Reading
• Sample Letters and Contract

APPENDIX: RELEVANT AI POLICES AND GUIDELINES

• AIUSA Guidelines for Cooperation with Outside Groups (member only)
• Policy and Guidelines on Cooperative Activities Between AI and the Human Rights Movement (member only ORG 20/01/96 - 16 July 1996)
• AIUSA Guidelines for the Use of AI’s Name (member only)
• AIUSA Guidelines for Accepting Advertising (member only)

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