A Curious Approach to Fund Development
By YFC Development Team
A Curious Approach to Fund DevelopmentOct 01, 2020
Grants
Q 18: What if grants supported each of your strategic priorities?
Major Giving
Question #17: How do you intentionally engage with those who are providing Major Gift support?
Events and Partner Cultivation
Q15 What if we keep partner cultivation in view before, during, and after events?
Q16 How does "follow up" from your events cultivate partner engagement?
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Messaging in Communication
Q14 What do you communicate so that people engage with you as partners?
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Marketing and Communication Channels
Question 13: How do you communicate with your giving partners?
Segmentation and Donor Databases
A Discussion on Question 11 (Why does your use of segmentation optimize the efficiency of your efforts?) and question 12 (How does the effective use of your database enhance partner engagement?).
Board Engagement
Question # 10: What if your board increased their capacity to govern, implement, and volunteer?
Faithful Activities - Mapping and Reporting
Question #8: What are the daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly activities of the staff and board? Question #9: How are you mapping and reporting on these activities?
Development as a Team
Question #7: What if your staff and board acted as though everyone played a complimentary part?
Acquisition Ideas: How
Question #6: What is your regular rhythm of identifying and engaging new partner prospects?
Acquisition Ideas: Who
Question #5: What individuals, groups, or networks could be added to your partner list?
The Case Statement
Question #4: How does your Case Statement clearly articulate why your work is needed?
Motivations to Give
Question #3: Why do people give to YFC in general and your chapter specifically?
Biblical Principles
Question #2: Why must a specific set of biblical principles guide our approach at YFC?
The Role of Prayer
Question #1: How does prayer inform your planning and implementation?