2. Where We Started (The story of us)
ED & Board only focused on grants and events
Jocelyn was a department of one
Very little database use
No peer-to-peer fundraising system
Beginning to rebuild a lapsed committee

3. Story continues Lovisa left non-profit gig as a Sr Director
Seeks volunteer opportunity with shared values
Interested in development work; transferable skills and she likes fundraising
Expert at being department of one
Opportunity to use strategic
development skills and develop
new muscles

4. What Changed for Jocelyn
Identified priorities → resources
Growing individual giving program
Capital campaign
Work smarter, not harder (with data!)
Distributed the work → sustainability
Fundraising Committee developed momentum fueled by leadership of its core members
Hired Tech & Admin Specialist
Contract grantwriters

5. What Changed for Lovisa
Strategic skills used (mightily)
Great seat at Gala/gratis/Bryan Stevenson
House Party introduce friends to Ella Baker Center
Ongoing conversations about race and class
Friendship with Jocelyn
New Board Member connecting our amazing committee work to EBC Board
Learning: Books not Bars, Policy Work, Healthcare not Handcuffs, Jobs not Jails, Brightspots oppty pd for by EBC, SalesForce

6. What Changed At Large
Greater integration across staff, board, and Committee
Moves Mgmt. System & Recognition Plan
Drew on Jocelyn’s work plan for Committee goals and roles
Peer-to-peer fundraisers, cultivation, and stewardship
Committee members taking on more (formalized roles) Comm. Chair, Facilitator, Notes Increased resp. Campaign Chair, Board Member
Pre Mtng Prep to develop agenda

7. Recruitment Process Committee grows wide Make up of Committee
Leveraging allies & interest since election
Recruitment at EBC membership monthly mtngs
Make up of Committee
Considerations: race, class, representation, and allyship
Set quantifiable fund raising goals
Considered access and equity
Referred to historical data

8. Bright Spot Themes @ EBC
Fundraising is distributed more broadly, reaching new supporters
Building authentic relationships, community, and common purpose among FC members, staff, board
Using database and building new systems
Support around collaboration
Byron & Bright Spots Cohort!

9. 2016 Committee Accomplishments
Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers: 6
Total P2P Giving: $6,920.52
Average raised/page: $988.65
Average donors/page: ~12
Fundraising goal reached: 2* of 6
*some are still ongoing
Dan, Lovisa, Becky, Holly, and Tessa created a P2P page

10. Challenges & Lessons
Collaborative fundraising is hard & requires forging new collective culture
Building trusting relationships is essential for advancing new ideas and practices
Staff support and inform Committee’s work, but there are many tasks that can be delegated

11. Where We Are Going Launching Campaign in June (2nd Committee)
Increasing Board fundraising engagement
Committee set 2017 goal of raising $10K through peer-to-peer fundraisers
Development of P2P Toolkits
Committee owning big pieces of cultivation & stewardship
Jocelyn will keep breathing

12. What We Need to Get There
Succession planning as we deepen the bench
Continue connecting back to Jocelyn’s work plan
Training and building up new leaders
Job description for committee members

13. THANK YOU! Questions?