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Managing your Wish List. How do you implement a great AmTryke program in your community? presented by Membership Services Coordinator Dannell Copeland. AmTryke Referrals…. Where do you get your qualified referrals for AmTryke placements? Establish a relationship with therapy providers
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Managing your Wish List How do you implement a great AmTryke program in your community? presented by Membership Services Coordinator Dannell Copeland
AmTryke Referrals… Where do you get your qualified referrals for AmTryke placements? Establish a relationship with therapy providers Rehab School Private Practice VA
Why Evaluation Sites? • Sound professional opinions • Do no harm! • Effective placements • Good use of donor resources • Gatekeepers • Leads to effective placements • Can control costs • Identify charitable need
How many Evaluation Sites for your chapter? • Depends on your resources! • How many placements can you make annually? • How do you allocate them among the community? • Spreading the wealth? • By size? • How many evaluation sites can you keep current? • Replacing with newer equipment? • Repairs?
Education for your Evaluation Sites? • Relationships! • Staff turnover • Therapists can be a valuable addition to your membership • Education: • Models • Adaptations • Features & Benefits • Sizing • Local chapter policies
Manage Your List • Establish your policies • How will you prioritize your list? • First on – first off? • Geographical • Donor restrictions • Last dollar need • Using recycled Trykes? • Flexibility! • Medical necessity
Manage Your List • Data base • Two versions • Microsoft Access database • Microsoft Excel • Data Collected • Demographics from the Wish List forms • Notebooks by Date Received & Alpha • Communication • Letter Templates • To Parents • To Therapists
Manage Your List • Tracks Cost of AmTryke Program • Know how much you need. • Fundraising help • Parents - don’t be afraid to ask! • Recycle okay? • Stickers to identify your fleet.
Placements • Once funding is secure! • Contact Therapist • Changes • Giveaway date • Contact Parents • Giveaway date • Can they make it there? • Transportation of AmTryke to home? • Okay in a crowd? • Other arrangement needed?
Giveaways • Invite stakeholders • Donors • Corporate sponsors • Chapter members • Potential members • AmTryke assembly team • Place orders by rider • Eliminates extra parts • Lowers costs • Can still gang ship to save $
Tools • Data base – electronic!!! Free!!! • Two versions that match national data collection • Microsoft Access database • Microsoft Excel • Letter Templates • To Parents • To Therapists • Donor Receipt Template • Fundraising Flyers • Promotional Flyers
Managing your Wish List Thank You!! presented by Membership Services Coordinator Dannell Copeland