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SJECCD FOUNDATION
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• Bridge to the Future 2015 • Raiser’s Edge • Financial Edge • CASE conference • Day of Giving
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
• Attendees: Projected - 207; Actual – 190
• Students: 32 (included in attendance count)
• Table sales: $50,500.00
• Individual tickets sold: 12 tickets @ $100 = $1,200.00
• Donation envelopes: $6,162.00
• Text giving: $4,235.00
• Total raised: $62,097.00 Unrestricted • 86.2% increase over last year!
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
Venue $25,989
° Food, beverages, bartender,
servers, A.V. equipment, etc.
Marketing $3,999
° Signage, printed programs, favors, social media
Videography/Photography $4,205
° Student video for program ° Event Coverage
Centerpieces $80
° Floral arrangements
Entertainment $650
° Jazz band ° Dancers’ stipend
Supplies $250
° Name badges, table identifiers, etc.
Story-boarder $642
Gift for Emcee $144
ACTUAL EVENT EXPENDITURES $35,959 NET GAIN $26,138
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE 2015
• What we learned in 2015 • Successes:
• Raised more $ than previous years by using new models • Friday evening is better than weekday luncheon • Text-giving generates enthusiasm
• Challenges: • Cellular connection was not sufficient for Text-giving • Program length (shorter cocktail hour, longer dinner program) • Space too small
• Feedback!?
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE 2016
• Bridge to the Future 2016 • September 30, 2016 • Venue ? • Theme ?
• Ideas?!
BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
RAISER’S EDGE
• 40,000 plus records loaded • Alumni, past and current donors, corporations
• “Go Live” training October 26-29 • What will we be able to do?
• Track every “touch” with a constituent • Generate invitations, thank-you letters, etc. • Send email blasts • Run reports such as actions, gifts, by college, department,
and class year • Measure metrics
RAISER’S EDGE
FINANCIAL EDGE
• Pre-installation survey
• Consulting with SJECCD Fiscal Services – best practices • Conversion from QuickBooks to Financial Edge • Benefits:
• Reduce duplicate entry with integration with Raiser’s Edge • Streamline operations • Save departmental overhead costs • Increase visibility into the Foundation • Ensure consistency • Minimize likelihood of errors
FINANCIAL EDGE
CASE CONFERENCE
• CASE = Council for the Advancement and Support
of Education • “Copy And Steal Everything” • 4th annual conference specifically for Community
College Advancement • Many College Presidents and Foundation Board
Members attend • Consider attending next year:
• October 2-4 2016 Anaheim
SV DAY OF GIVING
• Online, 24-hour giving event • Non-profits from Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Benito,
and San Francisco Counties • SJECCD Foundation will be part of the day of giving • Trainings and webinars • Start promoting now and for the next 7months • http://www.svgives.org/
FOUNDATION SOCIAL MEDIA
• Facebook • Sjeccd Foundation
• Twitter • @sjeccdf
SJECCD FOUNDATION
• Thank you! • Questions?