Lunch Counter Stools (Spreading
Like Wildfire) $1,500 each
Crystal Brick
Freedom Wall - Names etched in crystal bricks
forming wall within Exhibit Gallery
$1,000 – $10,000 each
Sit-In Brick walkway – dedication names inscribed
on natural bricks
$250 each
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For
Naming Opportunities and Major Gifts:
Please
contact the ICRCM Administrative Offices
at (800)
748-7116. |
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On-line donations will launch August 7th
What
a gift the nation will have when the old F. W. Woolworth
building comes to life as an important symbol in the struggle
for civil rights. The museum will be a facility and program
that will bring attention to Greensboro; that will augment
the community as a destination for vacationing and learning;
and, will develop into a center of study and programming
that will include the colleges and universities of the area.
Establishing
a museum and creating the accompanying programs is a major
undertaking. There are two phases to this effort. Phase I
focuses on opening the museum and Phase II completes the
program and archival facilities.
| Phase
I: Total Museum Construction/Exhibit Design |
| Building and land |
$798,925 |
| Construction/architectural
design |
$9,025,106 |
| Exhibit design/fabrication |
$6,567,259 |
| Phase I Target
Goal |
$16,391,290 |
|
| Phase
II: Programming and Archival Floor |
| Construction/architecture
design |
$2,000,000 |
| Equipment and
furnishings |
$500,000 |
| Phase II Target
Goal |
$2,500,000 |
|
Total
Construction & Exhibit Phase $18,891,290
Phase
III: Parallel Programming and Operational
Fund Drive
In addition to the direct costs of design and construction
that the capital campaign is addressing, a parallel programming
and operational fund drive is commencing as a part of the ICRCM
annual fund campaign. Special events, and targeted corporate
and foundation support are being pursued.
Construction & Exhibit Project Overview & Status
During the past several years, significant progress been
made. During the period from 1994 to 2004, the focus was on purchasing
the Woolworth building, developing a structure to manage and
oversee the museum and its programs, and developing community
awareness. Over time, sufficient funds were secured to purchase
the building, complete design elements and begin necessary interior
demolition. Activity escalated with increased support from the
North Carolina General Assembly, Guilford County Commission as
well as the foundation, business communities and other major
donors.
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Susan Williams, VF Corporation Vice President announces
$100,000 gift from
the VF Foundation and J.Dale Hall, Triad Market President
for Bank of
America announces $200,000 donation at the Capital Campaign
kick-off. |
The completed architectural plans and exhibit designs create
an interior that will offer a museum that can be accredited
by the American Association of Museums. Overall progress on
Phase I may be seen in the adjacent chart. Design work for
Phase II, the archival facilities and the programming floor,
which will also house the administrative offices, is now underway.
 Overall progress on Phase I may be seen in the adjacent chart.
Design work for Phase II, the archival facilities and the programming
floor, which will also house the administrative offices, is
now underway.
What remains is to secure the necessary
funds to finish the job. Thus, we present the Campaign to Complete
the Dream to achieve Phase I and II. Additionally we will
be working to assure the long-term success of the Center and
Museum through a parallel endowment fundraising effort. We invite
you to partner with us in this historic endeavor.
A number of methods will be provided to recognize donors to
the campaign. These range from significant naming opportunities
for major gifts to creation of a “Freedom Wall” composed
of bricks with the names of community donors. The naming opportunities
are as follows:
| Building
and Facilities: |
|
| Museum Corner
Entrance (Branding the ICRCM) |
$250,000 |
| Museum Dedication
and Donor Wall |
$50,000 |
| Museum Shop – Lobby
screen/”Greensboro Four” |
25,000 |
| Museum Shop – Magazine
Cover Scrim |
10,000 |
| Archival & Administrative
Center* - |
$2,500,000 |
| Founder’s
Library |
$250,000 |
| Archival Center
& & Research Center* |
$1,000,000 |
| Administrative
Center* |
$1,000,000 |
| Community Conference
Room* |
$150,000 |
*Archival and
administrative center includes the
Founders’ Library, the Archival Center,
the
Administrative Center, and the Conference Room.
These may be named as a single unit or individually. |
|
| Original 1960
Lunch Counter Historic Preservation |
$1,000,000 |
| Changing Exhibit
Gallery |
$500,000 |
| Auditorium |
$500,000 |
| Children’s
Activity Center – Simi’s Room |
$250,000 |
| Museum Café |
$100,000 |
|
Exhibits
and Displays:
The Battlegrounds Gallery – permanent
exhibits |
|
| All Men Are Created
Equal |
$100,000 |
| The Portal |
$100,000 |
| Access Denied
- The Maze |
$250,000 |
| The Church and
the Movement |
$250,000 |
| Politics and The
Voting Booth |
$250,000 |
| Courts and the
Quest for Justice |
$250,000 |
| Complex Tapestry,
Hall of Shame |
$300,000 |
| Direct Action – the
bus |
$50,000 |
| Direct Action
-- Individual Panels |
each
@$25,000 |
| Historic Railway
Benches/Colored Waiting Room |
each
@ $20,000 |
| In Memoriam to
Lives Lost |
$500,000 |
|
| Community
Campaign: |
|
| Lunch Counter
Stools (Spreading Like Wildfire portion) |
each
@ $1,500 |
| Crystal Freedom
Wall |
$1,000
- $10,000 |
| Sit-In Wall – brick
wall associated with lunch counter |
each @ $250 |
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