100 Ideas Initiative Raises $487,000

The 100 Ideas Initiative has raised $487,000, with about half of it in in-kind donations, the group reports.

The Initiative was launched in January by House Speaker Lance Cargill, R-Harrah. Former Rep. Thad Balkman, R-Norman, is the initiative's executive director.

The initiative includes a series of "IdeaRaisers," or forums, at which Oklahomans can share their ideas for the state's future. It also includes an interactive Web site, www.100ideasok.org, where people can submit their ideas online.

Major contributors to the organization are Chesapeake Energy and Chickasaw Enterprises, both of which provided $100,000. AT&T provided $50,000. Major in-kind donors included Cox Communications, $100,000 in television advertising; Lamar Outdoor, $61,200 in billboard advertising; and the Tulsa World, $60,000 in newspaper advertising. Expenditures totaled about $199,000, including $41.500 for staff and $30,000 for public relations and advertising.

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