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Connecticut Water Trails Program How To Build A Water Trail
Fundraising Tips - Defining The Volunteers' Jobs
The first position that needs to be defined in an
annual, endowment, capital, or sponsorship and underwriting fund-raising
campaign, is that of the chair of the campaign. This person is the
linchpin of the campaign. It is the chair who recruits others for
leadership positions, sets the tone for the campaign, opens doors to
major givers, and, when necessary, cracks the whip.
Campaign Chair Job Description
The first position that needs to be defined in an
annual, endowment, capital, or sponsorship and underwriting fund-raising
campaign, is that of the chair of the campaign. This person is the
linchpin of the campaign. It is the chair who recruits others for
leadership positions, sets the tone for the campaign, opens doors to
major givers, and, when necessary, cracks the whip. The campaign chair's first major responsibility is
to recruit a committee consisting of the chairs of the major divisions
of the campaign (individuals, corporations, foundations), other needed
leadership, and, if needed, a co- chair. The campaign chair leads the
committee in rating and evaluating major prospects already known to the
organization; in identifying, rating and evaluating major new prospects;
and in setting appointments with major prospects and soliciting their
donations. The campaign chair has overall responsibility for executing
the campaign plan and functions as the campaign's chief operating
officer, running scheduled meetings of the campaign volunteer team and
calling additional meetings as needed.
After the campaign chair in the hierarchy of
volunteers come the chairs of the campaign divisions. In annual,
capital, and endowment campaigns, the effort is usually broken into at
least five divisions:
Each of these divisions may be divided further
according to your needs. Corporate and individual givers are separated
by size of gift, while foundations, because there are usually far fewer
of them, are treated as a single group. In dealing with corporations it
is important to categorize by size of the desired gift, not by the size
of corporation, for it is not necessarily the largest corporation which
will make the biggest gifts.
Division Chair Job Description The division chair's initial major responsibility is
to recruit a cadre of persons who will function as solicitation team
captains and, if needed, a co-chair. The division chair has management
responsibility for all fund-raising efforts within the division. He or
she assists the team captains in recruiting solicitors, runs scheduled
division meetings, calls additional meetings as needed, assists in
contacting and soliciting prospects, and keeps the campaign chair
informed of the division's progress. The division chair reports to the
campaign chair or co-chair.
Solicitation Team Captain Job Description The solicitation team captain's first major responsibility is to recruit a team of five or six solicitors. The team captain has responsibility for managing the team, seeing that all prospects are contacted and solicited in accordance with the campaign plan and schedule; assisting solicitors in their efforts; and keeping the division chair informed of the the team's progress. The team captain reports to a division chair or co-chair. Solicitors make the vast majority of requests for contributions. They are the frontline "salespeople" of a fund-raising campaign.
Solicitor Job Description The solicitor's primary responsibilities are to
contact assigned prospects, present the case for support, answer
questions, and request a suggested donation. Ideally, a solicitor will
be assigned five prospects. The solicitor reports to the team captain
and keeps him or her informed of progress.
Development Steering Committee
Duties For Chair Of Major Gifts Campaign
Duties And Calendar For Chair Of Major Gifts
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