====== CTP Fundraising and Events Roadmap: Q4 2026 ======

//Last updated: October 7, 2026//

===== October 2026 =====

**West Oakland Community Fund application (due Thu Oct 8, 5pm PT)**
  * $100,000 ask for the West Oakland Digital Employment Cohort (40 participants, 12 months)
  * Status: nearly complete. Signed PIC letter of support received. Last open item: other funders status.
  * Draft: [[https://wiki.ctpberk.org/doku.php?id=west-oakland-application-draft|West Oakland application draft]]

**Bridge appeal (ongoing)**
  * $42,574 raised of $80,000 goal (53%) as of Oct 7. $37k to close.
  * Past-donor thank-you email sends Fri Oct 9, 7am PT (scheduled)

**NDEAM sponsorships (closing in October)**
  * Tiers $2.5k to $25k. Carrie Moncrieffe is the contact.
  * Supporter email sent Oct 7 to ~535 contacts. Blog post live on ctpberk.org.

**CPUC Digital Divide Grant (due Oct 30)**
  * Needs a school-district partner. Not started.
  * Next step: identify and reach out to potential district partners this week.

===== November 2026 =====

**Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation (due Nov 1)**
  * Build from Ability Central materials.

**Giving Tuesday campaign prep**
  * Build the campaign around the Dec 1 graduation event.
  * Graduates on stage, families in the room, then the ask.

**Graduation event planning**
  * Venue, invitations, program, logistics.

===== December 2026 =====

**CTP Graduation Event: Tue Dec 1, 5pm**
  * Coincides with Giving Tuesday by design.

**Giving Tuesday (Dec 1)**
  * Campaign tied directly to the graduation event.

===== January 2027 and beyond =====

  * **Jan 7, 2027:** Y&H Soda Foundation reopening check (not accepting LOIs until early 2027; grants run $25k to $150k).
  * West Oakland, Y&H Soda, and MEAF awards would be January-2027+ money if won.
  * Community Vision credit line remains the backstop if the bridge appeal falls short.

===== Sequencing logic =====

The $40k bridge appeal is the must-win (covers Oct-Nov). Giving Tuesday (Dec 1) is timed for the December hole. NDEAM sponsorships closing in October shrink the October shortfall. West Oakland, Y&H Soda, and MEAF are January-2027+ money. The credit line is the backstop.