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Board and Staff Roles in Fundraising
Alliance for the Chesapeake BayJanuary 27, 2017
Mary Ellen Olcese
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Two Fundraising Absolutes
In order to raise money, someone from your organization must ask for it
Once you receive a gift (of any size) you must thank the donor
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Today’s Session
• Basic fundraising principles and stats
• The role of Board and staff in implementing the Fundraising Plan
• Specific fundraising tasks
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Fundraising Statistics
• Typically 10% of the donors give 60% of the total donations.
• An average NFP retains approximately 85% of its donors/year.
• If a donor responds to a letter with a $100 gift, a phone call may reap $300 and a face-to-face ask may result in a $1000 gift.
• The more you ask, the more you get – 3(4) to 1 ratio
• The larger the gift, the longer it takes to get.
• 89% of US households give to charity.
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Sources of Contributions
*Source: USA Giving
2015 Contributions: $373.25 Billion by source of contribution
Bequests $31.75 B 8.5%
Corporate $18.5 B 5%
Foundations $58.5 B 15.5%
Individuals $264.6 B 71%
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Fundraising is Relationship Building
“People give to people”
Successful fundraising goes hand-in-hand with building relationships with
prospective donors
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Fundraising is Relationship Building
“People give to people”
Identify – Inform – Interest – Involve
Invest
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Why People Give
• They are inherently generous
• They want to make a difference
• To share a joy or loss
• To be a part of a community or organization
• To receive peer approval and recognition
• To gain tax and financial planning benefits
• They are specifically asked
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Why People Do Not Give
• They don’t see how their donation will make a difference
• They received no personalized appeal
• A past gift went unacknowledged
• Timing wasn’t right
• Org’s mission wasn’t compelling for them
• They weren’t asked
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The Planning Continuum
Strategic Planning
Annual Work Plan
Annual Budget
Annual Fundraising Plan
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The Fundraising Plan
Strategies
• Goals - $, #, %
• Target Audience
• Action Steps
• Timeline
• Cost
• Responsible Person(s)
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What kind of money to raise
A balance of:
restricted funds - programmatic
&
unrestricted funds - general operation
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The members of the Board
Assisted by• Development Committee• Staff • Other volunteers• Consultant
Who raises the unrestricted funds?
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The Development Committee
(also called Fundraising or Advancement Committee)
… is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the
Board-approved fundraising plan with the help of staff and all
Board members
Made up of Board members
and ex-officio staff
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“I’ll do anything,
but ask for money.”
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What are the roles of the Board and staff in fundraising?
What is the “something” that each Board member can do for the fundraising effort?
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• unaware of their fundraising responsibilities
• unsure how to proceed, or
• lacking in fundraising skills.
Many Board members are …
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• Active engagement in the fundraising plan
• Leading/supporting the various strategies
• An annual financial donation
The Board’s Role in Fundraising
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Lead/Support Roles
FUNDRAISING STRATEGY LEAD SUPPORT
Board Giving
Grants
Membership
Small Individual Giving
Major Individual Giving
Corporate
Events
Workplace Giving
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Lead/Support Roles
FUNDRAISING STRATEGY LEAD SUPPORT
Board Giving Board Staff
Grants Staff Board
Membership Staff Board
Small Individual Giving Staff Board
Major Individual Giving Board Staff
Corporate Board/Staff Board/Staff
Events Board/Staff Board/Staff
Workplace Giving Staff Board
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Identification
Cultivation
Solicitation
Stewardship
Fundraising is broken down into four tasks
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examples of how you can participate in this fundraising task
Identification
Finding and gathering information
about potential donors
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ABCs of Identifying Prospects
A – Ability to give
B – Belief in your cause
C – Connection to your org
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The process of generating interest and involvement
in potential donors
– building the relationship
Cultivation
examples of how you can participate in this fundraising task
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The process of asking for
financial support
Solicitation
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Thanking and
maintaining good relations with donors
Stewardship
examples of how you can participate in this fundraising task
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→ Identification
→ Cultivation
Solicitation
→ Stewardship
All Board members engage in …
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The Fundraising Process(time and energy)
Source: www.gailperry.com. Reprinted with permission of Gail Perry Associates
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• Make a financial pledge/donation annually
• Offer input and approve the fundraising plan
• Donate/acquire an in-kind gift or prizes for raffles/auctions
• Participate in making calls to lapsed donors/members
• Recruit new members or give membership as a birthday/holiday gift
• Identify potential Board/committee candidates whose skills would serve the fundraising effort
Other Fundraising Tasks
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SAMPLE Board Member’s Fundraising Commitment Form
My personal gift will be $ ___________. (Indicate payment(s) to be made – monthly, quarterly, lump sum, etc)
I will be in involved in the fundraising effort in the following ways:______________________________________________________________________________________________________
I, __________________, will help raise $ ___________.
Board Commitment Form
Two elements – personal gift and actions
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Fundraising Evaluation -Dashboards
Evaluate throughout the year – report at Board
meetings and staff meetings
The whole effort Individual strategies
Adjust the fundraising effort as needed
Dashboards – visual renderings; one for each of the major
streams of income; grids, pie charts, etc
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Individuals dashboardJanuary 1 – February 28, 2015
DONOR TYPE # 2013 # 2014 # 2015
Major ($10k+) 1 2 Goal: 3Actual: 1
Middle ($1k-$10k) 10 15 Goal: 20Actual: 5
Minor (under $1k) 100 125 Goal: 150Actual: 50
Total raised actual $$$ $$$ $$$
Initial budgeted $$$ $$$ $$$
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Common Fundraising Mistakes
• Too much asking for money, not enough relationship building
• Sending Board members on “cold” asks
• Not using staff and Board strategically
• Crisis fundraising
• Lack of training/support
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In summary …
• Integrate the fundraising plan into the whole organization
• Provide the infrastructure to support the effort
• Ensure a feasible pace; a feasible work load
• Provide active roles for each Board member that build confidence and are more than just asking
• Evaluate progress on a regular basis
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A nonprofit organization is hurt more by those
who would have said “yes” but were never asked,
than by those who were asked and said “no”.