"Do not take lightly small good deeds, believing they can hardly help, for drops of water one by one, in time can fill a giant pot".Patrul Rinpoche
The Mandala Trust, aims for the future
School Children at the Yellow River School Project where The Mandala trust provided the funding for doors, windows and heating.
We aim
To develop and demonstrate good governance: to each other, to our donors, to our partners, to the Charity commission and to the people we assist.
To increase our volunteer base year on year
To establish Mandala Trust outreach groups pods based on Buddhist or Christian faith centres/communities or any group where the members support our aims and are willing to work for the people we support.
To continue to support existing recipients where they have one-off costs relating to a new development or new activity
To add at least two new projects each year and to cease assistance to existing projects once they are self sufficient.
Development of the Mandala Trust
Governance
To recruit up to a total of 7 trustees Clarify and record Trustee roles Each trustee to attend trustee training during the lifetime of this plan I identify how we best communicate with each other and continue to develop mindful exchanges, face to face or remotely
To hold routine meetings with some remote participants To meet face to face for one whole day each year to review the plan and how we work together.
Outreach groups:
Essentially a small group of volunteers, not trustees, who will organise/help out with local fundraising events which raise money, build TMTs profile/reputation and give people the opportunity to be generous [tie and effort rather than money]
Build on the Plymouth SW base group by end 2010
Build on London Insight efforts: group by end 2010
Target Brighton Buddhist: group by end 2011
Add one more group in 2012, 13, 14,
Volunteers
To build a core team of three for each group To recruit a volunteer to run Giftaid by mid 2010 Or, to try hard for 6 months and then consider paying a one day a week administrator to run Giftaid and other admin stuff.
Fund raising
To raise up to £50k a year by applications to comic relief, foundations, grant makers.
To raise at least £10k each year by sponsored fundraising events
To increase standing orders to 20 in 2010, then 10 more for each year of this plan.
To raise £2000 a year by other fundraising events such as acoustic cafe, Breakfast club and whatever else
To raise other funds via Just Giving and one off donations.