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Coutts Million Pound Donors Report 2012
£ 1M+ Gifts in the UK 2012
TOP RECIPIENTS
Higher Education
Arts and Culture
International Development
• “All too often non profit organisations pin their hopes and dreams for fundraising on one person – namely the development director”
• Because they are not Philanthropically ready
WE HAVE A SITUATION
CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY
“refers to a set of organisational values and practices that
support and nurture development”
Philanthropy
CEO Board of Directors
Director of Development
PR & Communication
Curators,
Artistic Directors,
Visitor Services
Development Staff
A Culture of Philanthropy
Finance
Special Events
Education
Outreach
WE LOVE A
match
CROWD FUNDING
Target $88,000
Supporters – 340
Total to date - $68,000
Days to go - 3
‘....paintings and poetry, music and fashion, design and dialogue, they all define who we are as a people and provide an account of our history for the next generation’ - First Lady Michele O’Bama
“If you say you are part of the British theatre, you are part of something that has a purpose. It's a dignified thing to be part of. “ DAVID HARE, PLAYWRIGHT
White Papers and Reports
Underdeveloped , A National Study of Challenges
Facing Non-Profit Fundraising
US Study By Jeanne Belle and Maria Cornelius of
Compasspoint January, 2013
http://www.compasspoint.org/underdeveloped
Digital Giving in the Arts, Democratising
Philanthropy
UK Study By Dr Helen Bowcock.
Coutts Million Pound Donors Report 2012
In association with the Centre for Philanthropy at the
University of Kent researched by Dr. Beth Breeze
Books
The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelly Lessons in
Creativity from IDEA, America’s Leading Design
Firm
1. Conduct a development audit.
2. Start talking with individual board members about
the possibility of change, feel them out
3. Speak with your donors.
4. Practice donor-centric fundraising, send annual
donor reports to each donor. Tell them how their gifts
have been spent.
5. Provide mission statement to every staff member
6. Set high customer service standards for all
7. Work jointly with departments, be creative and
friendly
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