Fundraising Workshop

FUNDRAISING WORKSHOP

“Starting A Donor Base From Scratch” – Building and Developing a Base of Loyal Supporters From Zero

Start-up and emerging non-profit organizations, service clubs and associations frequently encounter overwhelming difficulties in their efforts to build a solid base of loyal supporters. Not only must they compete with existing charitable groups for the same pool of potential donors, they rarely possess the expertise or resources they need to attract and retain a sustainable funding base. Established charitable groups also endure times when their donor base has diminished and they experience severe challenges in replenishing it with new supporters. Perhaps the greatest challenge confronting all organizations is the arduous quest of finding contributors who are willing to support the area of funding that is the most difficult to address – operating!

Yet there are straight-forward and relatively simple strategies that start-up, emerging and even mature non-profit organizations can employ that would allow them to connect with cultivate relations with potential individual, corporate and institutional partners. By learning a variety of creative and useful approaches related to donor acquisition, workshop participants will realize that it is possible even for small volunteer-driven organizations to begin to build strong and committed legion of donors within a reasonable timeframe. Of greater significance, participants will learn techniques that will enable them to core support for years to come.

Among the lessons that participants will learn through this interactive session:

How to use special events and outreach activities as a means to acquire new donors;
How to identify an organization’s “constituents” and precisely who should be targeted as prospective donors;
How to make inroads and generate support from the business and corporate sector, and;
The difference between donor and membership base.

DATE: Friday, February 27th, 2009
TIME: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
LOCATION: St. Paul’s United Church, 123 Main Street East, Milton, Ontario
PRESENTER: Mike Paquet, Principal, People First Resource Development
TARGET AUDIENCE: Anyone Involved in Raising Funds for Small to Mid-sized Non-Profit Organizations.

During his 15-year career in fund development, Mike Paquet has helped several community-based and grassroots non-profit groups throughout Southern Ontario to implement long-term sustainable fundraising and resource development programs. Driven by the concept that “people give to people”, Mike has enabled several organizations to discover the enormous potential of major gift fundraising. Currently, Mike is the Principal of People First Resource Development and remains steadfastly committed to guiding non-profit groups towards long-term viability by emphasizing the importance of cultivating strong relations with individual and institutional donors in the community.

COST: $40.00 (Payment may be made by cash or cheque). Please make cheques payable to “People First Resource Development”.

TO REGISTER: Call to reserve your space at (905) 318-6130. You may also
reserve your space by sending an email to the attention of Mike Paquet at peoplefirstrd@cogeco.ca .