Subject: RE: Please review and respond by June 25th midday if possible
From: "Debbie Fine" <[email-masked]>
To: "John Podesta" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:42:33 -0400

i was just going to email you and say that i don't have any legal
comments.  i saw a draft of it before it went out to you and gave
comments to amy at that point.  but let me know if you want to discuss.
in the meantime, will talk to marc elias later today to be sure we're on
same page re terminating mou adn all that.  last money came in from ffa
for june, and we won't get a check in july.  brad knows that.  and i'm
looking back at board documents we sent out.   we will need to let board
know update... but we will clearly need to give them info on your next
project so think we should combine.  any new info on your new project?
thx!

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From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:35 AM
To: Amy Dacey
Cc: Anna Burger; John Stocks; Robert McKay; Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie);
Debbie Fine
Subject: Re: Please review and respond by June 25th midday if possible

i'll call you around 1:15.

On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Amy Dacey <[email-masked]>
wrote:

	Thank you Anna
	I also have John Stocks approval
	As soon as I talk to John P and Rob we can move forward..
	Thanks

	 
	On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Anna Burger
<[email-masked]> wrote:

		ok with me
		 
		Anna Burger
		202-730-7303

________________________________

		From: Amy Dacey [mailto:[email-masked]]
		Sent: Tue 6/24/2008 6:00 PM
		To: John Stocks; John Podesta; Anna Burger; Robert McKay
		Cc: Elias, Marc (Perkins Coie); Debbie Fine
		Subject: Please review and respond by June 25th midday
if possible

		Thank you for your patience as we have pulled together
this information.
		 
		Hello Everyone,
		 
		I have attached the letter to the donors that has been
legally approved and a memo of operations moving forward.
		I ask for approval on both by June 25th mid day if
possible.
		If you have any questions I can walk you through any of
these items.
		 
		The letter is short but contains the 3 main points: the
work that FFA has done, the decision to disband , and the message that
these organizations still need support in the progressive communtiy.
The legal reccomendation is to not name Obama in the letter and to keep
the length of the letter to these items so we are not opening ourselves
up to any legal complications with our last communication as FFA.
		 
		A reccomendation to also NOT send a seperate press
statement but to realize that this letter will eventually be public and
can serve as the public announcement.
		 
		The memo serves as the logistical steps necessary to
suspend the operation.  I ask you pay careful attention to the
reimbursements of Bonner and Frank Smith as there are different options
to consider.
		 
		Please contact me and let me know, I am looking forward
to your guidance on these next steps.
		 
		Amy
		
		-- 
		Amy K. Dacey
		Executive Director
		Fund for America
		202-730-7727 

	-- 
	Amy K. Dacey
	Executive Director
	Fund for America
	202-730-7727