Charge of sustainability group

Goal:

• Define a strategy for long-term independence of P2PU
• Support ED in executing the strategy

What does that mean in concrete terms?
Regular calls (every month)
What's the landscape of what we are trying to explore

• Mark more bullish on finding independent revenue (can you make it fly as a social enterprise)
• Cathy more bullish on project funding

Are we using grants to get the engine running (2-5 years)?
How hard are we driving to build the product lines to build revenue?
70/30 on effort to get project funding vs. earned income 
Sweet spot of 20-30% for project funds that move towards earned income
Example SoW - building a potential revenue model
Find other project funding like that

Set up one-on-one phone calls
Write a first blueprint and share by email
Set up half hour group call before the board meeting

Three sources of funding

• A - Project funding / grants ("free VC money you don't have to pay equity for")
• B - Earned income / revenue generation from services 
• C - Donations

Questions:

• What's the right mix between A, B, C? 
  • How does it change over time?
  • What should I be spending my time / energy on?
• How do we define the right size of the organization?

Logistics:

• Give input / support on each of these three options separately?
• Regular phone calls?
• Define progress markers

A - Project funding / grants

• Identify potential opportunities
• Introduce to funders

B - Revenue generation

• Get involved in development of business ideas?
• Introduce to potential advisors, board members?

C - Donations

• Individual donations
• High value individuals
• Public endowment