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I've been meaning to send thoughts for a week and just haven't. As a starter, just let me know how I can be helpful. A few random thoughts/ideas:

1. The biggest decision is how the money is best spent (giving to existing programs/groups, starting own lobbying efforts, etc). It's probably easier logistically to be an entity that educates and gives grants, but with Beau's name you can do a lot depending on what you want.

2. It might be good to think about existing groups that already work in this space, and with whom Beau often worked closely, to maximize partnerships and avoid looking like we are squeezing them out. John Walsh's group, Camille Cooper's group, Darkness To Light, etc. Patti will have a great sense of them all.

3. Some ideas for a board, in addition to the folks who will be on by virtue of being able to raise lots of money: Camille, John Walsh, a couple AGs or former AGs whom Beau liked a lot (Madigan, Lynch, Gansler, McDaniel, Hood) and who were good on this issue. Some Delaware prosecutors like Paula Ryan maybe.

4. This is Josh's area, but fundraising - perhaps this is a way to keep the Biden seminars alive as a vehicle. They could work well here. Speakers could be Walsh, Mariska Hargitay, others within the child protection world.

Let me know if I can be of help on any of these.

ASM