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The Million Dollar Dinner Concept . New gifts -one event-in support of our Rotary Foundation . Major Gifts Fundraising : The Four-Step Process. 1. Identification Identify your prospects 2. Cultivation Learn about, nurture, and strengthen their Rotary interests
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The Million Dollar Dinner Concept New gifts -one event-in support of our Rotary Foundation
Major Gifts Fundraising: The Four-Step Process 1. Identification • Identify your prospects 2. Cultivation • Learn about, nurture, and strengthen their Rotary interests • Inform them of reasons/opportunities to make major gifts • Promote major giving 3. Solicitation • Ask prospects for major gifts 4. Stewardship • Help recognize donors who have made major gifts • Continually thank and involve major gift donors
How to host a Million dollar dinner Resources: • Endowment/Major Gift Advisors (E/MGA) • Table captains • TRF brochures • Major Gift Officers (MGO’s) • Million Dollar dinner reference guides-one for USA/ one for Canada
Timeline • Set a committee: Who and roles? • Fund Development: get table captains talking to prospects • Work with TRF staff on prospecting and recognition • Book venue and Rotary Senior Leader • Garner excitement-marketing the event is key
Questions? Major Gift Officers: Jenna Archuleta, Zone 32 Jenna.Archuleta@rotary.org Tel 1.847.424.5251 Carolyn Ferguson, Zone 24 Carolyn.ferguson@rotary.org Tel 1.905.304.6831