Funding Plan

Funding Plan

This is the funding plan for Roadrunners against Driving under the Influence.  It is a brief description of the actions necessary to obtain and control the funding for the business.

1.      A volunteer Chief Financial Officer must be hired to take on the responsibilities associate with managing and controlling funding.  Kristin Meloni, our Human Resources Executive, will interview prospective volunteers over the course of four weeks and will select one.  This process will be free of cost seeing as there is no real estate or supplies needed to interview for the position or funds needed to be allocated to this person’s salary.

2.      An Excel document must be produced to show the start and end dates of tasks in the financial plan to assure that the organization carries out all tasks in the allotted time frame.  Kristin Meloni will hire a volunteer to take on the responsibility and will interview candidates over the course of four weeks.  Once the candidate has been chosen, he or she will have three days to develop the Excel document and will maintain and adjust the document as needed over time.  This process is free of charge and, because the position is a volunteer position, the funded allocated for this person’s salary are zero. 

3.       Erica Parazo, Chief Executive Officer, will be in charge of developing a business plan for the organization.  The business plan should be developed within one week prior to the birth of the organization and will be revised as Ms. Parazo sees appropriate as long as the organization exists.  Ms. Parazo is a volunteer employee and will use personal supplies to format the business plan; therefore, this task will be of no cost to the organization.

4.      A volunteer must be chosen that will call potential partners such as Mother’s Against Drunk Driving, College Station Carpool, and Riding Under the Influence to spark their interest in the organization and solicit their support.  Kristin Meloni will interview potential volunteers over the course of four weeks and will select only one.  This process will be free of cost seeing as there is no real estate or supplies needed to interview for the position or funds needed to be allocated to this person’s salary.

5.      The face of our organization, Brandi Hays, will need to present our business to various organizations in order to gather donations.  Because Roadrunners Against Driving Under the Influence is a non-profit organization, the financial support gained from these donations is imperative.  Brandi Hays will have four weeks to present our organization to as many potential donators as possible and must attain at least $10,000 in donations before we can open for business.  This process will cost nothing because Ms. Hays is a volunteer and will not need to buy any supplies to perform the task at hand.

6.       We will need to hire someone whose sole purpose is to search for creditors to help the business.  Kristin Meloni will interview and select a volunteer for this position over the course of four weeks.  This process will not cost anything and, since the position is for volunteers only, their salary will be zero.

7.      A Purchasing Manager must be hired in order to identify and coordinate priorities and actions to contain and reduce operational program costs.  Kristin Meloni will hire a volunteer for this position over the course of four weeks.  The interview process will cost nothing.  Because the Purchasing Manager is a volunteer, funding a salary will be of no concern to the organization.

8.      A Product and Service Manager must be hired in order to research new, improved, and lower cost products and services for the organization in hopes of saving money in the long run.  Kristin Meloni will have five weeks to hire a volunteer for this position.  This process will be cost nothing and the new Product and Service Manager will donate their time and effort free of charge.

9.      A person must be hired to develop contracts with future partners and to seek legal counsel as needed.  Kristin Meloni will interview candidates over the course of five weeks and select one person for the job.  This process will be free of cost and the position will be volunteer only; therefore, we need not allocate any funds for this person’s salary.

10.  We must contact an accountant to manage company taxes for the non-profit organization.  Kristin Meloni and Brandi Hays will be in charge of meeting with potential accountants and presenting our vision and mission to them in hopes that at least one will donate their services to us free of charge.  Ms. Meloni and Ms. Hays will have two months to do this.  This process will cost nothing and the salary of the accountant should be free of charge as well.

11.  Donations to the organization will come in the form of electronic money via our website, paper money, and supplies.   We must hire an individual to manage all of these company donations to make sure that every penny is accounted for and that all money donated is distributed appropriately.  Kristin Meloni will have two months to hire this individual.  This process will be free of cost.

12.   The organization must hire a webmaster to manage and maintain the company website.  His or her duties will include managing all online donations.  Kristin Meloni will be in charge of finding a webmaster that best suits our needs and will be given two months to do so.  The interview process will cost nothing; however, the cost of purchasing a website will run about five dollars per month.

13.  The organization must search for volunteers to perform clerical duties at the company headquarters including filing funding paperowork.  Kristin Meloni will have two months to choose five people suitable for this position.  The interview process will be of no cost.  The volunteers will not be paid for their time.

14.   The organization must find a permanent contact at Frost Bank, the bank that will be managing our funds.  Kristin Meloni and Brandi Hays will be in charge of selecting the appropriate contact that will assist us with all of our fund management needs.  Ms. Meloni and Ms. Hays will be given two weeks to do so and their efforts will be free of cost to the organization.

15.  The organization must obtain credit card machines for at least half of the vehicles so that customers are able to donate money after their free and sober ride to Roadrunners Against Driving Under the Influence.  We understand that not all of our customers carry cash.  The credit card machines will cost fifty dollars each and will be placed in five of our vehicles totaling two hundred and fifty dollars that must be spent on credit card machines.  Erica Parazo will be in charge of purchasing these machines and installing them into the vehicles.  Her services will go unpaid and will take her about a week to complete.