Thesis Production Schedule

Production Schedule:

Week 3:

• organize and brainstorm website structure & info
• create barebones website
• get info to Emily so she can do the design
• establish contact with Jaynii in Ghana

Week 4:

• setup a bank & paypal account
• add online donations to the website
• meet with NYU law student for legal advice regarding non-profit status
• read the info I got about applying for grants

Week 5:

• create style sheets to implement Emily's design
• brainstorm fundraising ideas
• research particular grants
• start applying for one grant

Week 6:

• publicize website – friends, relatives, facebook, blogs, ITP, etc.
• create some print material – business cards? Post cards? Flyers?
• Start concrete fundraiser plans
• continue grant application

Week 7:

• finish applying for first grant
• start smaller fundraising events – etsy, bake sale, etc.
• meet with NYU law student again to help with legal paperwork

Week 8

• brainstorm ways to get documentation of the children without going to Ghana
• start another grant

Week 9

• continue smaller fundraisers
• work on having Jaynii run a fundraiser in Ghana
• make another push for publicity
• finish second grant

Week 10

• start planning a trip to Ghana
• website updates/additions/work as needed
• continue working on documentation of current Streetwise kids

Week 11:

• hold a fundraising event OR
• start another grant + trip planning

Week 12:

• finish the other goal from Week 11

Weeks 13 & 14

• TBD based on current progress