TRAVELING GUITAR FOUNDATION

1. Develop committees which reflect the four strategic themes, match member skills and interests to committees and evaluate the need to fill committee vacancies with new members.
2. Create action plans for each committee which incorporate the strategic plan goals and objectives as well as other tasks the committee performs.
3. Adjust bylaws as necessary.
4. Recruit new Board members who possess passion and commitment to our mission.
5. Define Board development opportunities and solicit participation.
6. Establish a succession planning process to facilitate transition in leadership

1. Compliance with all legal and accounting standards.
2. Develop a process to obtain annual conflict of interest statements from all Board members
and contractors.
3. Develop plans for grant funding, including grant writing.
4. Initiate a detailed process of budgeting, forecasting, internal controls and risk management.
5. Devise methods to measure progress toward goals and initiatives.
6. Develop a periodic online newsletter through Vertical Response to send out to donors
describing events, current initiatives, accomplishments and other features of TGF.
7. Distribute informational brochures to potential donors.
8. Continue to enhance and update the website to include volunteer opportunities, sponsorship and registration for fundraising events, and to highlight specific programs.
9. Issue press releases and other communication as necessary to stimulate involvement.
10. Create annual reports that reflect how contributions were used.
11. Develop a donor solicitation list.
12. Utilize social media to disseminate updates on TGF school events and promote fundraising campaigns.
13. Form partnerships with corporate sponsors, community stakeholders and other nonprofit organizations.
14. Review and evaluate existing fundraising and other events.
15. Prioritize attendance at targeted community affairs that further the mission and strengthen membership by enhancing the exposure of TGF.

1. Director is a working musician and involved in depth in the music industry
2. Director has an extensive network of music company partnerships which assists in the acquisition of musical equipment
3. Director has extensive knowledge of teaching music to students and has assisted in creating a successful curriculum for music teachers.
4. Board Members have extensive knowledge in fundraising techniques and technology enhancements to promote the organization.
5. Board Members have required skill sets to help strengthen the mission of TGF.
6. Board Member is the web developer for the TGF website and has extensive knowledge of marketing enhancements to promote organization and sponsors on a global level.

External Strengths:
1. Existing Corporate Sponsors that are involved in the mission of TGF for the long term.
2. Existing Schools that have been assisted by TGF willing to promote TGF
3. Music Industry Professionals have committed to help TGF scheduling permitted at various intervals during the year.

Since our inception in 2010 to date the Traveling Guitar Foundation has worked with 65 Elementary, Middle and High School level schools around the United States. The foundation has worked in music clinical environments with over 30,000 students and has worked with music teachers and faculty with our own proprietary 8 week guitar curriculum to teach them guitar offsetting the schools from incurring additional costs. The Traveling Guitar Foundation has donated over 200 electric and acoustic / electric guitars, amplifiers, various types of percussion including full drum sets and instrument cables and electric guitar pickup sets.

For reference please visit: http://travelingguitarfoundation.org/schools.html