Subject: Development Office
From: Dennis Cheng <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:33:55 -0500

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