Raising Funds for TRF By Treacy Duerfeldt, District 5020 Foundation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Fund Raising is Multi Faceted:  G ood Administration  R egular Recognition  E vent(s)  E asy Methods and Motivation  C onsistent Education  E valuation and Innovation Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates Raising Funds for TRF By Treacy Duerfeldt, District 5020 Foundation Team

GOOD ADMINISTRATION:  Club has its own tracking  Monthly verification with TRF  Members know who to ask  Members get status reports twice a year  Members know how much more to reach next recognition level A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. Plato Raising Funds for TRF

REGULAR RECOGNITION:  Bi-Monthly Recognition of All Sustaining Members  Semi Annually Recognize All Benefactors  Recognize all New Bequest Society, PHF, PHS, Major Donor activity within 30 days  Use District Officer or Foundation Team visits as recognition opportunity for the above  Give Bi-Monthly updates on overall Club TRF efforts The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Epicurus Raising Funds for TRF

EVENT(S):  Need to be Fun  Celebrate the Clubs TRF Efforts  Develop Publicity  Encouraged and Open to the Community  Have their own committee  Raise Money for TRF  Club Examples You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. Aristotle Raising Funds for TRF

EASY METHODS AND MOTIVATION:  Allow TRF Giving when members pay for lunch  Allow giving via Credit Card (Club or TRF Direct)  Keep Benefactor Cards at Lunch desk  Note TRF giving option with Annual Dues Statement  TRF Weekly Raffle  “Matching Specials” with Points or Cash I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. Diogenes Raising Funds for TRF

CONSISTENT EDUCATION:  Monthly Foundation 5 Minute Chats (Topics?)  Guest Speakers (5020 Foundation Team, Officers, TRF Project Features, Etc.) - 2/yr!  Foundation Quotes/Topics in Club Bulletin  Bring members to District Events!!  New Member Foundation Fireside  Program – TRF Jeopardy! I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. Socrates Raising Funds for TRF

EVALUATION AND INNOVATION:  Every Rotary Year is a New Year  Set Goals with Help (President, Board, Committee)  Be aware of District TRF efforts and focus  Avoid a Fundraising “rut”  Steal Ideas from other Clubs @ District events!  Was it Fun? Did something New Happen? It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. Epicurus Raising Funds for TRF