Mystic Donation Strategy

Purpose: To inform people about the Salvation Army and to persuade them to donate to them

I will use many strategies to meet our goal. I will ask major donors to make gifts to our organization. Friendraising activities are essential to any fundraising effort. As people become more involved, they become more committed and their donations will increase as their sense of belonging grows (Weinstein, 2009).

My first step of this project was creating flyers that I hung up in the park near my house and passed out to my neighbors. I also texted family and friends to see if they were interested in donating. All advertisement/donations

Last year I participated in Dressember. A nationwide project to help raise awareness for human trafficking. Each day of December, participants wear a dress to help spread the word that human trafficking is a prevalent issue in today's society. I would like to host a fundraiser to help raise awareness and donate money to ending modern day slavery. Since we live in such a small town, it's hard to make an impact on the rest of the nation but by doing this project we can help make a difference, starting with our small high school. Another idea I have is to host a competition against sports in each season to raise money to donate to a cause of the teams choosing. By doing this, more people will get involved and each of the teams get to show support for a good cause. There’s so much room for myself and others to grow through being a part of such an amazing student body. Starting with making incoming freshman and students that may not have very many friends feel welcome and appreciated and going all the way to trying to make our world a better

As vice president of my school's NHS chapter, I am an advocate for good causes. Our service project this year is a substantial charitable endeavor. In 1996, a fellow NHS member and friend lost a sibling to SIDS. To assist his family's fight for a cure, our chapter initiated a fundraiser. Tee-shirt sales raised thousands of dollars; a ceremony at a football game advertised our cause to the community; our slogan “Big Steps for Baby Steps” galvanized the school; a partnership with the CJ Foundation for SIDS legitimized our efforts with sponsors. Each of the school's clubs and teams has dedicated itself to the cause. A 5k in May is our culminating event. Uniting an entire school and community behind such a worthy cause is gratifying. The other

I enjoyed reading Chapter 11 especially what the author writes on page 281 as it summarizes the importance of a message. It keys on the relevance of accessibility, accountability, education, interaction, and empowerment. I think that is the key element of fundraising. I also believe that from a theory to reality there are some gaps. Nonprofits are often under tremendous pressure to perform with very little resources. Some nonprofits can navigate the process successfully and grow, while others do not.

For this control assessment, I was asked to create a plan that will effectively raise the awareness and bring attention of the local communities to the various charities in my local area, which is London. For this particular task I will assess and evaluate the various products I have generated digitally and my performance as a test buddy and a candidate.

I was able to pull up the financial information from Guide Star. The organization does not have a lot of psychological strategies to promote giving. It has some stock images but they are not convincing. Overall the Organization has a moderate case for support. It’s about us and program tabs provide a grounds for financial support. Where the organization can improve its mission and vision statement in addition to the make a donation tab. overall I would give the case statement materials a C+. Some case statement materials provide a strong argument while others are ineffective. The lack of consistency in the case statement materials needs to be

Provide awareness to the community members by using at least six fundraising events each year.

My background experience spans in identifying, soliciting, and securing major gifts and donations as a Development Associate/Development Consultant with Friends of WLRN and American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, respectively. I excel at tapping into the organization’s donor-base and creating creative ways to find potential funding opportunities while maintaining a steadfast dedication

The RTP chapter of ASHA, a non-profit that supports basic education for the underprivileged in India is the brain child of Ms. Anubha Gupta, a close friend. Along with couple of others, I was a founding member. While she led the administrative works such as identifying projects to support in India and coordinating with the parent chapter in Atlanta, I was tasked with planning events to raise funds. However, I quickly realized that the traditional fund raising methods such as awareness events, charity dinners and proposals might not work in our case, a new foundation.

Gathering small donations is always helpful but these donations must be maintained as the months and years continue if possible, increasing the pledges. (Barry. 2013) Many times the people who have previously donated are willing to contribute the same amount or may be willing to increase the donation amount depending. (Shattuck. 2014) It is on the administration to maintain this relationship and to prompt the previous donors. This is typically facilitated using letters or calls, but in this business it is a benefit to have a knowledgeable and friendly, ideally involved, member of the community reaching out. The more personal the contact, the more likely a donation. Usual schedules for reminding and prompting donors use thank you cards, letter, and calls as time goes on. (Shattuck. 2014) Occasionally though, the ability to foster relationships that may lead to large donations may become necessary. Oftentimes these donations are results of a program and involvement in the donor's life for years, requiring involvement in the community and networking. Theatre changes peoples lives and when they are able to give back, the arts benefit. Take, for example, the million dollar donation given to local theatre The Croswell Opera House in late 2013. (Daily Telegram. 2013.) A woman who had grown up in the area and performed with the Croswell Opera House

Freedlander expressed that she had been most successful soliciting donors from a highly educated, older, and typically retired population. HPL has one large event annually, but in general, the fundraising program relies on building intimate personal relationships with potential donors. HPL has small events throughout the year at people’s homes and potential donors are sometimes invited to tour their facilities. They also utilize personal phone calls and direct mail to engage with past donors. In addition to the general fundraising program, HPL also has one campaign, called “Advancing Coastal Solutions,” which raises money for equipment needed by young scientists to perform research and fieldwork.

Attention: How many of you here think that one day, you will choose to support a charity, whether through donating your money or volunteering your time?

The first objective is to gain generous contributions. The amount per donator, ration between new donators and new contacts (collection rate) and the total amount of the donators and contributions are ways to measure how this aspect is doing. Incentives for the staff should also be incorporated into these objectives, especially ones that steer the process towards multi-year support programs.