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December Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the December 13th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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ZA Festival Policies and November Board Meeting Minutes

Now posted on the festival web site are Zimfest Association Festival Policies, and minutes from the November 8th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors.

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October Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the October 11th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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Zimfest Association Annual Campaign

Dear Zimfest Association Friends and Members:

We hope that you are all doing well and have already marked your calendars for August 11-14th, 2016 for the next Zimbabwean Music Festival which will be held at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, Oregon.

The holiday season is approaching, along with Zimfest’s Annual Campaign and Membership Drive. This will be the third year of our campaign. The festival itself provides some income to the Association but the funds are insufficient to sustain and grow the Association.

Become a Member of the Zimfest Association

Two years ago, we changed the way membership to the Zimfest Association is handled. The term of membership now runs for a full calendar year from January 1st until December 31st. Our goal is to have all recurring Zimfest participants be members of the organization. The minimal fee of $25 will allow a Regular member to attend the festival without paying a registration fee of $12. In addition to Regular memberships, Family, Couple, Teacher and Lifetime memberships are also available. Members may choose to have their names published on the website and in the Festival Guide. Please refer to the membership page to renew or initiate a membership. It is our hope that a healthy dialogue about the festival and association can emerge from a membership that feels a sense of ownership in the Zimfest Association.

Provide Charitable Donations to the Zimfest Association

While fees from membership are a great start, our long term financial stability will take more money than membership fees alone can raise. For this reason, we are also soliciting tax-deductible donations to the Zimfest Association. These donations have proven invaluable to ensure our financial health. Please consider a donation to help the Association continue its efforts to put on the best Zimbabwean music festival in North America. Your contributions really do make a difference! If your company supports matching donations, please don’t forget to complete the paperwork which would allow your company to match your contribution–often dollar for dollar.

We hope that you will seriously consider becoming a member of the Zimfest Association for the 2016 calendar year, as well as making or enabling a charitable contribution. If each Zimfest member can find a willing donor within your extended network, we will be well on our way towards sustainability! Your contributions are tax-deductible either in the 2015 or 2016 tax year, depending on when you make your payment. Please visit our Membership and Donation page on our website at https://zimfest.org/membership for instructions on how to make a contribution.

Other Ways to Contribute

Finally, we’d like to remind you of two ways that you can donate to Zimfest on a ongoing basis.  First, when shopping on Amazon you can support Zimfest by choosing Zimfest Association as the organization you would like to receive 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases (see https://zimfest.org/blog/2014/support-zimfest-when-you-shop-at-amazon-com/). Also, for anyone who sells items on EBay, you can choose to donate a percentage of the final sales price to the Zimfest Association. See http://givingworks.ebay.com/charity-auctions/my-causes for more information.

Thanks for all that you do to make Zimfest a success.

Please contact us to learn more at . We also encourage you to review recent board activities on the Zimfest blog which can be found at https://zimfest.org/blog/

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday season…

—The Zimfest Association Board

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September Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the September 20th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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July and August Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes have been posted from two meetings of the Zimfest Association board of directors: the July 12th board meeting, and the August 16th Board/Village Meeting at Zimfest.

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Zimfest 2015 Survey

We hope you were able to attend Zimfest this year. (If not, we look forward to seeing you at a later Zimfest!)

Thank you for coming to Zimfest 2015! We all hope you had a wonderful time. As we have done in past years, we would like to hear about your experiences so that we can make Zimfest better in the years to come. And to make that easier for you, this year’s survey is much simpler than in the past. Please take a few moments to share your thoughts about what works and what can be better. You are also welcome to share any other thoughts you have about Zimfest or Zimfest Association. We welcome your input!

https://zimfest.org/overview/survey/

Thank you!

2015 Zimfest Organizing Committee
Zimfest Association Board of Directors

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June Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the June 14th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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May Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the May 10th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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April Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the April 12th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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March Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the March 8th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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Feb. Board Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the February 8th meeting of the Zimfest Association board of directors have been posted.

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