Increasing Alumni Donations Expanding Giving Potential: When Fun Raising Becomes Fund Raising!

Introduction How the Past Tells Us Our Future Alumni Associations are the best way to determine those who are most interested in the mission of your education foundation If they care, they attend; if they attend, talk to them about donations and network of financial resources. Introduction

How to get their attention! Why? Where? What? Who? When? How? Why/How to engage alumni (focus on vision/planning, communications and services/resources ) How to get their attention!

If we gather, we shall give. Our memories Can live forever Find the person who organizes the class reunions. Some alumni associations are organized by decades. Give events a purpose—raise money for certain program, teacher or best: Area of Greatest Need! If we gather, we shall give.

Identify the connection Find the right connection Take Your Education Foundation to New Heights Alumni want to reconnect with their closest identifiable connection. Need to great District support, not only campus and/or team connection Identify the connection

Alumni Visitors Center We have the solution Start a development relationship…. Alumni Visitors Center

If we don’t hold on to these classroom treasures….

Great community project! Ask folks to visit AND everyone gets a pledge card! Great community project!

Ideas for Alumni Involvement Discussion

Make Endowments a Class Reunion Project

Individuals are the top funders…

This year, donors liked to give THINGS! Create an alumni visitors center With pledge cards and ‘How to make a Will’ This year, donors liked to give THINGS!

Comments, Questions and BEST IDEAS!!!