Group Progress Report 11/4/07

We are currently working as a group to develop a website for the Uganda Trust Fund. The Uganda fund is a branch of the MacArthur fund which is an international fund that sponsors a variety of international development projects and activities. The Uganda Fund is dedicated to the allocation of money to several service projects that aim to assist children affected by the Ugandan war.

We are working with Ms. Brandee Butler, Program Officer for Human Rights and International Justice. I am the contact person for our group. At the moment, we are discussing ideas for the website: the layout, organization of content, and design. The following tasks were suggested by Professor Tom. We have allocated each task to a specific member of the group.


Lindsay: About us; - structure of the Fund - organizational structure of the Fund, where incorporated, members of committee, technicians, areas of expertise/concentration. genesis of the Fund.

Jenny: Partners/contributors - definition of "partner" and compare to a "donor" used by the Fund. list of partners and contributors available. special attention to relationship of the MacArthur Foundation to the Fund.

Caroline: What has been done (TA provided, reports financed by the Fund, project's financed and projects identified waiting for financing). what is planned for next 3/6/12 months. include but distinguish any related documents/TA not done by the Fund itself (prior to Fund creation).

Jackie:Services offered by the Fund - what does the fund do in addition to identifying and financing projects? who does this? (employees of fund, contractors, volunteers?) (this is part of "what we do?" who to contact for additional information a) technical b) non technical?

Lydia:
Donations - anything related to the topic of raising additional money for the Fund. fund raising goals, what raised to date, to what can one donate (general support, specific projects, people?), how can one make donations? where your money goes when you donate. what to expect.


We will be talking more with Brandee later this week to discuss the details of the website such as what she wants to be on the main page, what she wants us to emphasize, and any deadlines she needs to meet.