IASD MAKES MAJOR CHANGES IN ANNUAL PLEDGE DRIVE
Dear Dreamer,
Due to the fact that in 2008, one hundred percent of donations for IASD's annual fund-raising Pledge Drive were made online, a decision was made this year to reduce Pledge mailing costs through the use of post cards rather than a return-mail package. Soon you will receive a colorful post card reminder in the mail.
This cost reduction has allowed two other major changes for the 2009 Pledge Drive:
- All IASD members who donate $50 or more to this year's annual campaign will automatically become Patron Members, with a listing of your name and donation on the campaign's Patron Page (with your consent only).
- Campaign donors will also receive their choice of a 2009 Pledge Donor button for lapel or web site. This year's Pledge campaign graphic is designed by Laura Atkinson.
Despite changes in the look of the 2009 IASD Pledge Drive, the goal is the same. Major IASD Programs are funded through your contributions to the annual Pledge Drive:
Scholarships for low-income members, particularly students and conference presenters, to attend annual IASD membership conferences; Research Grant Awards for funding dream research; Student Awards which provide prizes to student research and creative presentations, along with an invitation to present at a conference or in an IASD publication.
IASD's publications: Dreaming, Dream Time, and the online Dream News receive support from the Pledge Drive; and for those who prefer a general contribution, donated funds are earmarked for specific projects being developed...projects such as plans to provide more dream articles online and work on brief video clips which can be linked to YouTube.
In order to grow to its full potential, IASD's dream needs your support. It needs your patronage. Become a Patron of the Dream today.
Thank you,
Jean Campbell, Chair IASD Development Committee
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Photos:
1) During 2009 Clare Johnson, winner of the first IASD Student Dream Competitions produced both a first published novel and a new dreamer, baby Yasmin
2) Jody Grundy proudly displays the global membership map.
3)Dream Artists Victoria Rabinowe (left) and Freya Diamond share a prize at IASD's Dream Art Show 2009
4) Dream researchers Dr. Robert Van deCastle and Dr. Milton Kramer speak at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.
5) Conference scholarship award winner, Ryan Hurd, knows where the wild things are.
