Wish List

General Organizational Needs:

  • Pro-bono staff massages and other stress relief services.
  • Business sponsors to host 1-hour introductory and/or fundraising lunches or 2-hour wine parties in the Bay Area.
  • Board member candidates who are passionate about the FLI mission and represent at least two the following competencies and characteristics: National growth business strategy, major donor and corporate fundraising, financial management, personnel management, ethnic/racial diversity (one-year term starts September, 2009).
  • Media partner to help produce and disseminate our FLI Team Member stories.

Major event:

  • Sponsored catering
  • Sponsored (or reduced) printing services for invitations, posters, etc.
  • Easels to hold framed posters at events

Office furniture:

  • Conference room table (seats 6-12)
  • Conference room chairs (6-12)
  • Matching desk dividers (nice work space dividers to minimize noise transfer)
  • Matching office desks (4-5, ideally wood)
  • Comfortable office chairs (4-5)
  • Desk lighting (3-4)
  • Book shelves (ideally wood)
  • Supply cabinet (ideally wood)
  • Mini refrigerator
  • Vacuum Cleaner
  • Microwave
  • Garbage cans (3)
  • Recycling bins (3)
  • One large white / dry erase board
  • 200 or more 8 ½ x 11 wooden or black picture frames

Kitchen supplies:

  • 6-12 water glasses
  • 6-12 ceramic plates
  • 6-12 sets of silverware
  • 1 large dish rack

Program and Operations:

  • Sponsored (or reduced) healthy / natural snack foods for program meetings
  • Gift certificates (movies, dinner, shopping, massages, etc.) for adult and youth volunteers and teachers who serve as FLI Guides.
  • Office supplies
    • Envelopes (#10)
    • Copy paper reams
    • Black folders with pockets (the more the merrier)
    • Markers
    • Pens
    • Staples
  • Photocopier
  • LCD computer monitors (4-5, for ergonomic purposes)
  • New lap top computers (2)
  • First aid kit

Relationships / Introductions to individuals who may be interested in learning more about our work and getting involved:

  • Government officials
  • Corporate leaders
  • Media professionals
  • Well connected individuals

Your donation will be 100% tax deductible. Please e-mail us at info@thefli.org if you would like to make a donation to our cause.