I'm excited about the progress we're making in getting broadcast coverage of our message. I've found and ordered an excellent microphone for under $100 that I can plug into my computer's USB and record broadcast quality radio spots plus podcasts. We are making progress in building a database of contact information for sending Public Service Announcements (PSA's).
The goal is to duplicate the effect of a multi-million dollar national broadcasting campaign reaching tens of millions of Americans, attracting them to our website (www.ourfinest.org), getting them to volunteer and donate.
I'm also pretty pleased about how our first TV spot is shaping up. It looks like Getty Images is going to give us a deep discount on the standard footage I am using for the spot.
If this works as I hope, we will have an excellent outreach program without having to spend a lot of money raising money. I want all the cash donated to go directly to the veterans.
I'm also pleased at progress in building a super board of directors. Dr. Herb London, President of the Hudson Institute, has agreed to serve and we are wooing Secretary James Nicholason, former Ambassador to the Vatican and head of the Veterans Administration.
Other things I'm working on: getting together a grant proposal team, deeply enhancing the website so that it supports a dynamic online community. Lots to do and I am finding it enormously rewarding though I am impatient for vast results!
Next week, I'll make a call to the chaplain at Walter Reed Medical Center and find out the best way to visit these guys.
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