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Under Construction Key Elements to Building Your School Foundation. Nebraska School Foundation Network. Key Elements to Building Your School Foundation. Build Partnerships Patch the “Gap” Create the Love Affair Assemble the Interest, Raise the Resources
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Under ConstructionKey Elements to Building Your School Foundation Nebraska School Foundation Network
Key Elements to Building Your School Foundation • Build Partnerships • Patch the “Gap” • Create the Love Affair • Assemble the Interest, Raise the • Resources • Construct Credibility and Loyalty • Structure the Organization
Building Partnerships • Public Dollars • + • Philanthropic Dollars • Opportunities for Students
Patch the GAP • Classroom Grants • Individual Student Opportunities • Project Grants
Create the Love Affair • Build the Bond between School and • Community • Engage Donors/Parents/ • Alumni/Businesses
Strategies to Create the Love Affair • Special Events • Recognition Programs - • Students, Educators, Alumni • Focus Groups • Marketing Your Brand/Living • Your Mission
Assemble the Interest – • Raise the Resources • Why do people give? • What will you do with the money? • Interest Funds
Construct Credibility and Loyalty • Ask School Staff who live the mission to Give the Mission • Mouthpiece and Ownership • Build Your Board and Inner Circle
Structure the Organization • That sounds nice, but we don’t have any money or staff to do this • Creating Unrestricted Money • Plan/Blueprint • When you build a structure, you don’t do it overnight
Under ConstructionKey Elements to Building Your School Foundation Nebraska School Foundation Network