The Make-A-Wish Foundation was created in 1980 after a 7-year-old boy's wish to be a policeman was organized by his mother and two police officers. It is now the largest wish-granting organization in the world, having granted over 220,000 wishes across 62 chapters on 5 continents. The Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley chapter specifically aims to grant 100% of qualified wishes within 6-9 months through strategy, volunteers, and focus on execution despite increasing wish requests and a strained economy.
Suzy Shier and Social Responsibility Marketing Tacticssarah620137
This presentation is on the various ways Suzy Shier has committed to it's communities and the morals the company withholds by involving themselves with charities and bettering the lives of their employees.
Surfers In A Dress 2013 :: Campaign Overview & ResultsGreg Beazley
Surfers In A Dress (SIAD) is a charity event, founded by Greg Beazley in 2012, whereby participants wear a school dress and go surfing to raise awareness and funds for girls’ education in Sierra Leone, Africa.
SIAD acts on behalf of the charity One Girl and their Do It In Dress initiative.
One Girl, an Australian based charity, tackles the serious issue of education being inaccessible to many girls in Sierra Leone.
This presentation provides an overview of the SIAD 2013 campaign with related results.
For the full case study of the campaign, please visit http://gregbeazley.com/
Useful Links:
http://gregbeazley.com/
http://doitinadress.com/team/surfersinadress
http://doitinadress.com
http://www.onegirl.org.au/
Had the opportunity to do a social media audit for A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. It is a non-profit organization, in Brooke and Hancock Counties, West Virginia, supporting and promoting court appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes
Our donors rely on us to use their money effectively, efficiently and as promised. We are representatives of our organizations and those we serve. Donor relations and stewardship is all about delivering on what we promise, keeping donors informed (good news and bad) and engaging them with our organization. This session will discuss best practices in donor stewardship and what methods might work within your organization.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will know how to: Create a donor communication plan; including crisis communication, Effectively communicate with donors of all levels, Read, review and share annual report, 990's, organization budgets and investment policies, Cultivate a relationship with a donor that is based on donor needs and interests.
Join Firstgiving’s James Campbell and Sheila Wenger of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation for this informative session on fundraising online beyond the simple donate button. Shiela gives an overview of Angelman Syndrome Foundation’s increasing success with person to person fundraising and James explains the differences between the plain donate button and true online fundraising.
Online Donor Behaviour for #GivingTuesdayCa and BeyondGivingTuesdayCa
Claire Kerr of Frontstream explains how social and mobile giving trends impact the donor relationship and how you can benefit for #GivingTuesdayCa and beyond.
Suzy Shier and Social Responsibility Marketing Tacticssarah620137
This presentation is on the various ways Suzy Shier has committed to it's communities and the morals the company withholds by involving themselves with charities and bettering the lives of their employees.
Surfers In A Dress 2013 :: Campaign Overview & ResultsGreg Beazley
Surfers In A Dress (SIAD) is a charity event, founded by Greg Beazley in 2012, whereby participants wear a school dress and go surfing to raise awareness and funds for girls’ education in Sierra Leone, Africa.
SIAD acts on behalf of the charity One Girl and their Do It In Dress initiative.
One Girl, an Australian based charity, tackles the serious issue of education being inaccessible to many girls in Sierra Leone.
This presentation provides an overview of the SIAD 2013 campaign with related results.
For the full case study of the campaign, please visit http://gregbeazley.com/
Useful Links:
http://gregbeazley.com/
http://doitinadress.com/team/surfersinadress
http://doitinadress.com
http://www.onegirl.org.au/
Had the opportunity to do a social media audit for A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. It is a non-profit organization, in Brooke and Hancock Counties, West Virginia, supporting and promoting court appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes
Our donors rely on us to use their money effectively, efficiently and as promised. We are representatives of our organizations and those we serve. Donor relations and stewardship is all about delivering on what we promise, keeping donors informed (good news and bad) and engaging them with our organization. This session will discuss best practices in donor stewardship and what methods might work within your organization.
At the conclusion of this session, participants will know how to: Create a donor communication plan; including crisis communication, Effectively communicate with donors of all levels, Read, review and share annual report, 990's, organization budgets and investment policies, Cultivate a relationship with a donor that is based on donor needs and interests.
Join Firstgiving’s James Campbell and Sheila Wenger of the Angelman Syndrome Foundation for this informative session on fundraising online beyond the simple donate button. Shiela gives an overview of Angelman Syndrome Foundation’s increasing success with person to person fundraising and James explains the differences between the plain donate button and true online fundraising.
Online Donor Behaviour for #GivingTuesdayCa and BeyondGivingTuesdayCa
Claire Kerr of Frontstream explains how social and mobile giving trends impact the donor relationship and how you can benefit for #GivingTuesdayCa and beyond.
Paul Nazareth of CanadaHelps and the Canadian Association of Gift Planners discusses how strategies to engage your leadership and major donors as part of Canada’s biggest new philanthropic movement!
Budget Friendly Ideas for Donor StewardshipMarina Dawson
This webinar, presented by Vanessa Chase, offers ideas for creating a donor stewardship plan that uses cost-effective stewardship tactics, and covers: why donor stewardship is the one of best way to grow your fundraising revenue; 5 tips to create a donor stewardship plan; easy, cost effective donor stewardship ideas.
Watch the full recorded webinar here: http://charityvillage.com/elearning/webinars/past-webinars/budget-friendly-ideas-for-donor-stewardship.aspx
Stewardship or Donor Relations – Making it all come together with Amanda StanesBlackbaud Pacific
In this presentation Amanda Stanes, Associate Director Donor Stewardship at The University of Auckland Business School shares how you can build a donor relationship program into your existing fundraising practices.
To view the full webinar please visit: https://www.blackbaud.com.au/notforprofit-events/webinars/past
Everybody Needs a FriendTM will raise awareness for those in need of friends, during times of crisis or to prevent a crisis, in Jacksonville and, in time, around the world.
What Fundraisers Can Do to Retain Year-End DonorsBloomerang
So you've generated a lot of new donations during the final weeks of the year. Now what? Will they give again?
Let's figure out how to get the next gift in 2022!
In this session you’ll learn:
Easy, actionable tips to keep those donors giving over the long term
The research you really need to know conducted by the nonprofit sector’s leading authorities on building donor loyalty
Whether you are a large or small organization, these donor retention strategies can work wonders for your bottom line. If you put these principles into action, you'll see astounding results.
Explore ways your nonprofit can get involved in #GivingTuesdayCA this year. This presentation shares many ideas - from the simple to more complex - for engaging your supporters, raising awareness, and supporting philanthropy this December 2nd, 2014. GivingTuesday is a global movement that creates a new day on the calendar focused on giving back.
GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013! It is a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The movement encourages individuals and organizations to join together and find innovative ways to give back to the charities and causes they support throughout the holiday season.
Join Network for Good to learn about trends in corporate-cause partnerships and the 5 must-have components of awesome and effective cross-sector alliances. These tips will help your collaborations drive impact this #GivingTuesday - and all the Tuesdays after that.
Speaker Information:
Kate Olsen is Vice President of Strategic Projects at Network for Good, a leading digital giving platform in the U.S. Kate executes corporate strategy and growth initiatives and spearheads thought leadership for the enterprise team, helping companies extend the reach of their cause-related initiatives and better engage with nonprofits, consumers and employees through charitable giving.
www.givingtuesday.ca
@GivingTuesdayCa
#GivingTuesdayCa
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
Fundraisers spend a lot of time acquiring new donors, and with good cause. However, in order to create a long-lasting relationship, the most critical gift isn’t the first; it’s the second.
In this session, we will make the case for why development professionals should concentrate on acquiring a donor’s second gift in order to achieve sustainable funding, high donor retention rates and high donor lifetime values.
You’ll see examples that can be implemented by any organization, whether you are a one-person shop or a large development department. The results can be astounding when put into daily use!
Learning Outcomes:
Explore current research on donor loyalty and retention
Understand the importance of donor lifetime value
Learn new donor communications techniques that get the second gift
Building Stronger Donor Relations SystemsColin Cumming
In recent years, phrases like “culture of philanthropy” and “donor centricity” have hit the field by storm, often with budget-breaking strategies for implementation and little information about where to start when one may not be a decision-maker. Thus at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy's Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Series, I facilitated a discussion about the importance of donor relations when it comes to long-term fundraising success and ethical fundraising practices. I also talked about the role of fundraising in the context of arts and cultural organizations.
The goal of the event was for participants to walk away with easy to understand ideas for their own organizations and volunteer roles. I discussed: Donor relations and fundraising from a historical perspective; How to integrate engaging donor relations practices into your fundraising program; Fund development challenges specific to membership-based organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and organizations that frequently request general operating funds.
How to Maximize Your Year-End Donations with Mobilemobilecommons
You've spent months planning your end-of-year fundraising campaign: carefully analyzing last year's data, scheduling messages and testing the perfect ask. But are you making the best use of your mobile program to maximize donations? Join Mobile Commons and interactive marketing consultant John Brian McCarthy for a webinar on how you can keep your mobile activists engaged in your organization and increase their contributions to your mission, year-after-year.
Follow the process of Sunlight Children's Advocacy & Rights Foundations capital campaign to raise funds to build the Sunshine Children's Home. This is the organizations first capital campaign.
Paul Nazareth of CanadaHelps and the Canadian Association of Gift Planners discusses how strategies to engage your leadership and major donors as part of Canada’s biggest new philanthropic movement!
Budget Friendly Ideas for Donor StewardshipMarina Dawson
This webinar, presented by Vanessa Chase, offers ideas for creating a donor stewardship plan that uses cost-effective stewardship tactics, and covers: why donor stewardship is the one of best way to grow your fundraising revenue; 5 tips to create a donor stewardship plan; easy, cost effective donor stewardship ideas.
Watch the full recorded webinar here: http://charityvillage.com/elearning/webinars/past-webinars/budget-friendly-ideas-for-donor-stewardship.aspx
Stewardship or Donor Relations – Making it all come together with Amanda StanesBlackbaud Pacific
In this presentation Amanda Stanes, Associate Director Donor Stewardship at The University of Auckland Business School shares how you can build a donor relationship program into your existing fundraising practices.
To view the full webinar please visit: https://www.blackbaud.com.au/notforprofit-events/webinars/past
Everybody Needs a FriendTM will raise awareness for those in need of friends, during times of crisis or to prevent a crisis, in Jacksonville and, in time, around the world.
What Fundraisers Can Do to Retain Year-End DonorsBloomerang
So you've generated a lot of new donations during the final weeks of the year. Now what? Will they give again?
Let's figure out how to get the next gift in 2022!
In this session you’ll learn:
Easy, actionable tips to keep those donors giving over the long term
The research you really need to know conducted by the nonprofit sector’s leading authorities on building donor loyalty
Whether you are a large or small organization, these donor retention strategies can work wonders for your bottom line. If you put these principles into action, you'll see astounding results.
Explore ways your nonprofit can get involved in #GivingTuesdayCA this year. This presentation shares many ideas - from the simple to more complex - for engaging your supporters, raising awareness, and supporting philanthropy this December 2nd, 2014. GivingTuesday is a global movement that creates a new day on the calendar focused on giving back.
GivingTuesday is coming to Canada on December 3, 2013! It is a new Canadian day of giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The movement encourages individuals and organizations to join together and find innovative ways to give back to the charities and causes they support throughout the holiday season.
Join Network for Good to learn about trends in corporate-cause partnerships and the 5 must-have components of awesome and effective cross-sector alliances. These tips will help your collaborations drive impact this #GivingTuesday - and all the Tuesdays after that.
Speaker Information:
Kate Olsen is Vice President of Strategic Projects at Network for Good, a leading digital giving platform in the U.S. Kate executes corporate strategy and growth initiatives and spearheads thought leadership for the enterprise team, helping companies extend the reach of their cause-related initiatives and better engage with nonprofits, consumers and employees through charitable giving.
www.givingtuesday.ca
@GivingTuesdayCa
#GivingTuesdayCa
https://bloomerang.co/resources/speaking/
Fundraisers spend a lot of time acquiring new donors, and with good cause. However, in order to create a long-lasting relationship, the most critical gift isn’t the first; it’s the second.
In this session, we will make the case for why development professionals should concentrate on acquiring a donor’s second gift in order to achieve sustainable funding, high donor retention rates and high donor lifetime values.
You’ll see examples that can be implemented by any organization, whether you are a one-person shop or a large development department. The results can be astounding when put into daily use!
Learning Outcomes:
Explore current research on donor loyalty and retention
Understand the importance of donor lifetime value
Learn new donor communications techniques that get the second gift
Building Stronger Donor Relations SystemsColin Cumming
In recent years, phrases like “culture of philanthropy” and “donor centricity” have hit the field by storm, often with budget-breaking strategies for implementation and little information about where to start when one may not be a decision-maker. Thus at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy's Brown Bag Lunch & Learn Series, I facilitated a discussion about the importance of donor relations when it comes to long-term fundraising success and ethical fundraising practices. I also talked about the role of fundraising in the context of arts and cultural organizations.
The goal of the event was for participants to walk away with easy to understand ideas for their own organizations and volunteer roles. I discussed: Donor relations and fundraising from a historical perspective; How to integrate engaging donor relations practices into your fundraising program; Fund development challenges specific to membership-based organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and organizations that frequently request general operating funds.
How to Maximize Your Year-End Donations with Mobilemobilecommons
You've spent months planning your end-of-year fundraising campaign: carefully analyzing last year's data, scheduling messages and testing the perfect ask. But are you making the best use of your mobile program to maximize donations? Join Mobile Commons and interactive marketing consultant John Brian McCarthy for a webinar on how you can keep your mobile activists engaged in your organization and increase their contributions to your mission, year-after-year.
Follow the process of Sunlight Children's Advocacy & Rights Foundations capital campaign to raise funds to build the Sunshine Children's Home. This is the organizations first capital campaign.
A fundraising how to for those participating in the Arthritis Foundation's California Cost Classic Bicycle Tour and People's Coast Classic Bicycle Tour.
This is my slideshow from my Forester Lecture held on 9.22.11 at Huntington University.
I was asked to share a bit about my professional and personal journey over the past few years as well as present on the rise in social entrepreneurship.
I presented ideas on why I think that it's never been easier to start a movement and do something significant. Communication technology is removing tremendous barriers and making an organizations reach much further.
My hope was to challenge the students at HU that they can make the ideas in their minds happen and the environment at HU is setup to help them succeed if only they tapped into the resources there.
#GivingTuesday this year will be on December 1, 2015. The movement was started by philanthropists in 2012 as a way to help nonprofits raise money by piggybacking on the energy of the holiday shopping season. #GivingTuesday is always on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
Charities, donors, businesses, and community groups are encouraged to use the hashtag to promote philanthropic giving among friends, family, and co-workers.
In this presentation delivered by Erica Klinger (The Seattle Foundation), Michelle Johnson (Legal Voice) and Sarah MacDonald (Legal Voice), you will learn how to plan the best #GivingTuesday crowdfunding campaign for your organization.
This presentation is hosted by 501 Commons and SeaTech4Good.
1. Make-A-Wish® grants the wishes of children
with life threatening medical conditions to
enrich the human experience with hope,
strength, and joy.
2. Background:
• 1980
• 7 yr. old Chris Greicius, “I wish to
be a Policeman”
• Organized by Mom (Linda) & 2
Public Service / Policemen, (Frank & Scott)
• 100% funded thru donated time & in-kind donations
• “Why can’t we provide this experience to more kids who have
a wish?”
• The Make-A-Wish Foundation was created
3. Today:
• The largest wish granting organization in the world
• Formal 501(c3) tax exempt organization
• 220,000 wishes granted worldwide to date!
• 25,000 volunteers
• 62 chapters, 5 continents
• Local Chapter: Philadelphia & Susquehanna Valley
• 11 full time staff / 300 volunteers
• 4,470+ wishes granted to date
• Professionally run with Formal Board, Governance and Integrity
4. Wishes:
• Children referred by Parents, Guardians, Medical Practitioners
(CHOP), or Child themselves
• Formal review/approval process
• Wish Types:
• I wish to go… (Disney, Hawaii)
• I wish to be… (Fireman, Actor
• I wish to meet… (Oprah Winfrey, Danny DiVito)
• I wish to have… (Computer, Hot-tub)
• Average cost of Wish: $7,500+ in-kind donations (air miles,
limo rides, products, etc..)
• Most requested wish: Disney World
6. Enriching Life:
“Andrew was diagnosed with brain cancer in early April and we have
just completed radiation and are currently undergoing chemotherapy
for treatment. Andrew has not eaten since the radiation began and has
lost many pounds over the past few months.”
“I think the very best part of the trip to Disney for us was Andrew
began eating during our stay at the village! This is tremendous news
for him and all of us were delighted to see such progress in a week.
Perhaps a change of scenery was all we needed but it has made us all
so happy to have him join us during mealtime and the color is coming
back in his face.”
7. Donations:
• Corporations
• Individuals
• Charitable Trusts / Organizations
• Volunteer Fundraising Efforts/Events
• “In-Kind” Donations
• NOT from telemarketing or door-to-door solicitations per
National Chapter Rules
8. Philadelphia & Susquehanna Valley
Challenge:
• # of qualified wish requests are increasing exponentially
• Economy has strained donation levels
• Response: Our Mission is to grant 100% of qualified
wishes within 6-9 months of referral!
• How? By leveraging Strategy + People + A Rigorous
Focus on Execution
9. How Can You Help?
• Organize, promote, and execute a Fundraiser
• Dinner “Gala” Event
• Pancake Breakfast
• Bowling or Golf Tournament
• Bus Trip to Event (NYCity Show, etc..)
• Art Auction
• Participate in MAW Organized Walk-A-Thon
• Conduct a letter/call campaign for donations to
your network
• Volunteer to interview a family and be the face of
our chapter with the wish child and their family
10. What’s In It For You?
• Make a Difference - Truly enrich the life
of a child and his/her family
• You GET more than you GIVE!
• Enthusiastic and vocal volunteers will result in positive
awareness of the Mission and Value of
participation in your organization.