Subject: RE: Development Office
From: Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:57:06 -0500

No worries!  Hope you had a good trip to China.  I ended up emailing with Bruce and we're all set.  He said he will review the emails and also approved my additional hires.

Thank you!

-----Original Message-----
From: John Podesta [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 3:28 PM
To: Dennis Cheng
Subject: Re: Development Office

Dennis,
Sorry for the delay in answering.  I was in China and not accessing
this account. Re #1 below, why don't you send text to both of us and
we'll get you timely edits/clearance.
Re #2, let's discuss tomorrow.
John

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Dennis Cheng
<[email-masked]> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
>
>
> I hope you had a great weekend.  I look forward to working with you more
> closely while you are filling in temporarily for Bruce.  There are two
> time-sensitive matters for my team that I wanted to run by you - I wasn't
> sure if I should cc Bruce or raise with you directly:
>
>
>
> 1) At the end of each year, we typically send out several emails from Bruce
> to our online audience as part of a larger year-end campaign.  Ideally, we
> will send out under Bruce's name a survey message, a holiday card, and then
> a year-end direct fundraising appeal, as well as one direct mail piece
> signed by Bruce.  We typically have our Development and Marketing teams edit
> and approve the copy, and send to Bruce for his final approval.  Should we
> send to Bruce this year for his approval?  If not, can someone else approve
> them on his behalf this year?
>
>
>
> 2) I had scheduled a meeting with Bruce earlier this month to give him an
> update on my department and Development priorities, which obviously was
> cancelled.
>
> One of the most pressing items I had planned on raising was that I need to
> hire additional Development officers - fundraisers with strong non-profit
> and/or political fundraising experience.  I have been in my position for 4
> months now, with most of time focused on the recent Decade of Difference
> concert weekend in Los Angeles, and based on that experience alone, it's
> very clear that I need a stronger and larger team.  Ideally, it would be
> great if I could get the green light to interview and hire 3 additional
> mid-level fundraisers, with the goal of getting them in place by the end of
> December/beginning of January.  I am happy to discuss further - please let
> me know how I should proceed.
>
>
>
> Thank you!
>
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> Dennis Cheng
>
> Director of Development & Philanthropy
>
> William J. Clinton Foundation
>
> [email-masked]
>
> Tel. 646-775-9171
>
>