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PADM 7040 Nonprofit Management. Week 7 CHAPTER 7 Part 1 (pgs 183 – 197) Bill Blake. CHAPTER 7 – Generating Funds. Recent History of Donor “Investing” (George Soros) Balancing Mission and Fundraising Donations and Grants Revenues
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PADM 7040Nonprofit Management Week 7 CHAPTER 7 Part 1 (pgs 183 – 197) Bill Blake
CHAPTER 7 – Generating Funds • Recent History of Donor “Investing” (George Soros) • Balancing Mission and Fundraising • Donations and Grants • Revenues • Miscellaneous – Investment Income
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsBALANCING MISSION • MISSION DISTORTION • External Causes – Donor influence • Internal Causes – “Attachment” and Pressure • LACK OF PROFITABILITY • External Causes – Costly donors in terms of fees, time, and effort expended • Internal Causes – Unsuccessful “retail” and non-mission operations
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsORGANIZATIONAL STAGES OF FUNDRAISING • Product Orientation Stage • “Old Boy Network” • Volunteer fundraisers • A few Loyal Donors • Sales Orientation Stage • Marketing Development Director is appointed • Paid Staff uses “hard sell” to raise funds from all possible sources • Majority of large nonprofits are in this stage
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsORGANIZATIONAL STAGES OF FUNDRAISING(Continued) • Customer Orientation Stage • It is understood that the organization’s needs are still met via donations, so they • Starts with the needs and wants of the target market (donors) • United Way Example • Repositioned itself in response to “new” donor needs • Bundled organizations into “Charitable Mutual Funds” • Instituted more formal reporting and feedback mechanisms to donors
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsNew Wrinkles in Fundraising Landscape • Internet Options for Donors • Charitable Mutual Funds • Venture Philanthropists • Have established foundations • Build portfolios of organizations of interest • Directly intervene with management assistance of these organizations • Demand performance monitoring and feedback from their “investments”
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS (4) • FOUNDATIONS • CORPORATIONS • GOVERNMENTS • INDIVIDUALS
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS • FOUNDATIONS - As of 1999 held over a half-trillion dollars in assets and made grants totaling over $23 billion. Four basic categories: • Independent – wide ranging and usually run by professionals • Family (actually a subset of Individual) – set up by wealthy individuals or families to activities of interest to the family • Corporate – Set up by corporations allowed to give up to 5% of AGI • Community - Often set up as donor “pools” with many private sources including individuals, corporations, foundations, and nonprofits
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS (Continued) • FOUNDATIONS – Securing Foundation Donations • Nonprofits should locate Foundation donors most likely to support their mission • In seeking Foundation Grants, Nonprofits should attempt to match donor interest(s) with its own • Research prospective foundation donors • Specifically identify a few prospects • Contact Officials at the Foundation for more information • Identify and promote projects the donors will likely be interested in • Draft and Submit formal Grant Proposals
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS (Continued) • CORPORATIONS • Donate significant amounts of Cash and Products • Often Donate Abroad • Includes donations of employees’ time in volunteering • Can be fickle depending on their bottom line • Recently instituted “Strategic Philanthropy” to help meet “corporate” goals, such as • Changing organization’s image • Building alliances for future public support • Motivating employees • Stimulating Sales
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS (Continued) • CORPORATIONS – Among the best ways for nonprofits to identify corporations which may provide contributions is to look for the following: • Local Corporations • Kindred Activities • Personal Relationships or Contacts • Structural Similarity
CHAPTER 7 – Generating FundsMAJOR DONOR MARKETS (Continued) • GOVERNMENT – Agencies at Federal, State, and Local levels • Examples include: The National Endowment for the Arts, and Grants for Health, Education, and Research • Government donors require lots of paperwork • The reputation of the Grantee is important in securing initial and continued funding