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Welcome!. Fundraising Workshop District 24-A Winter Conference Fredericksburg, VA February 18, 2006 Workshop Leaders: Lion Don Ballard, PDG Bill Bartlett, Lion Dennis Brining. Agenda. Criteria for success. Challenges and new fundraising criteria. Fundraising process.

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  1. Welcome!

  2. Fundraising WorkshopDistrict 24-A Winter ConferenceFredericksburg, VAFebruary 18, 2006Workshop Leaders:Lion Don Ballard, PDG Bill Bartlett, Lion Dennis Brining

  3. Agenda • Criteria for success. • Challenges and new fundraising criteria. • Fundraising process. • Grants, partnering, impact. • Group fundraising discussions. • Recommendations.

  4. Workshop Leaders • Lion Don Ballard (Fund Raising Chairperson, Fairfax Host Lions Club) • PDG Bill Bartlett (District 24-A Membership Chairperson) • Lion Dennis Brining (District 24-A Sight First II Chairperson)

  5. Success is not an accident….. …….and here’s why. • Successful clubs are managed like a good business. • Good businesses have a written plan that includes goals, timelines and assigned tasks. • Clubs need to learn to “think outside the box.”

  6. Learn to “think outside the box” OR be like everyone else!

  7. Why we need new fundraising ideas. • Aging member population . • Hard labor requirements. • Need to fix the problem. • Broader scale to consider: recruit, retain, PR. • Huge impact on community.

  8. Funding Challenges • Need to sustain and grow current Lions initiatives like VLEI, INOVA low vision, Sight & Hearing Van, PBV, etc. • Sight First II funding requirements of $400 per Lion over next three years to contribute our fair share of global effort.

  9. Criteria forNew Fundraising • Potential for sizable contributions. • Focus on increasing FHLC exposure. • Leverages capabilities of others. • Capable of gaining corporate contributions; has multi-year life. • Creative and FUN for the club. • Potential to increase membership. • Related to Lions goals & objectives.

  10. Fundraising Process • The challenge. • Objectives. • Process steps.

  11. Some Fundraising Ideas • Peanut Sales year round. • Hot Dog Eating Contest-July 4t • Chili Cook Off/Barbecue contest. • Car Donation Program. • Big Event at Patriot Center. • Club History Book.

  12. More Fundraising Ideas • Lions Newspaper – sell ads. • $10k Reverse Raffle. • Smash a Car Booth – July 4th. • Work at Local Restaurant. • Vision Center Grants. • Partnerships with FACETS, NVCSA.

  13. Why We Chose to Start a Car Donation Program • To replace loss of funds from cancelled fundraiser. • To take advantage of new IRS rules. • To provide a WIN, WIN, WIN for all parties involved.

  14. Benefits of Program • Generates more charitable funds than other donation programs. • We pick-up, handle and sell all donated vehicles. • Donor gets higher (legal) tax deduction.

  15. IRS Regulations • IRS changed vehicle donation claim rules in January 2005. • Old rules: Donor claims fair market value. • New rules: Donor claims amount charity receives.

  16. Why Our Program Is Different • IRS exception allows fair market value deduction if charity “materially improves vehicle.” • We run our own program. • We don’t accept all vehicles offered. • We repair & materially improve vehicles. • We sell most vehicles we receive.

  17. Sharing Our Success With Other Lions Clubs • Vehicles can be donated by another Lions Club. • We do all the work to repair or perform maintenance. • We sell vehicle. • We share 50% of net profit with donating Lions Club.

  18. Grants and Partnering • Leverage local funds with LCIF $. • Virginia Lions Eye Institute. • Fairfax INOVA Hospital. • Northern VA Cued Speech Association. • Prevent Blindness Virginia. • Truro Episcopal Church. • Lions Clubs of Kabale, Uganda. • Other Lions Clubs.

  19. Impact • $75,000 Truro Episcopal Church donation. • $350,000 LCIF grant for Eye Hospital in Uganda. • $30,000 LCIF grant with $41,500 team contributions for Uganda hospital. • $75,000 LCIF grant – dental & x-ray. • $75,000 LCIF grant, $12,500 from INOVA, $12,500 from VLEI for 24-A low vision. • $22,873 LCIF grant, same $ from local partners for PBV screen of 20,000+ children. • Serving MILLIONS not hundreds.

  20. Ideas For Discussion? • Is change needed in your club? • Are your major fundraisers dead? • What fundraisers would be an improvement in person hours spent and money earned? • What good fundraisers does your club have?

  21. Resources Available • Car Donation website. (www.lionscars.org) • Sight First II website. (www.lions-csfii.org/home.html) • Fairfax Host Lions website. (www.FairfaxLions.org)

  22. Contact Information • Lion Don Ballard - E-Mail: Cars@FairfaxLions.org - Telephone: (571) 436-5800 • PDG Bill Bartlett - E-Mail: Info@FairfaxLions,org - Telephone: (703) 978-4680 • Lion Dennis Brining - E-Mail: dlbent@aol.com - Telephone: (703) 503-8019

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