Fundraising Round Table SIG Report – 30 May
On a cold and blustery afternoon at The Greens, North Sydney a group of experienced fundraising professionals met to share their collective fundraising experience over hot chocolates and chai lattes!
Our session was titled ‘How to increase participation rates and revenue from your Building Fund’ and the conversation focuses on the role of the Building Fund, how it is marketed and how funds are used which was different for each of the schools present.
The conversation soon moved on to wide range of topics that included;
- The merits of a holding a Sports Lunch
- To have or not to have a Foundation which needs to be reviewed on a case by base basis
- The effectiveness of 24 hour fundraising campaigns
- The role of past parents in your fundraising activities – it was agreed that past parents can be a very valuable audience to re-engage with
- Policies around naming rights for school buildings
The group of 9 Fundraisers agreed that is was valuable to share experience in an informal and intimate session and we look forward to follow up session later in the year.
Nicole Crabb
Educate Plus Committee Member – NSW/ACT