Organization Assignment 9: Special Events

 

Develop a plan for an event (e.g., golf tournament; gala ball; annual meeting; or a series of lectures, workshops, or seminars where a fee is charged for attendance or participation) for your organization. Specify your purpose; the target audience for your invitations; the structure of the organizing committee; a timeline for key decisions/achievements; a plan and timeline for securing speakers; as well as other aspects that would help ensure the event's success.

 

 

 

Written Assignment 3: Analyzing a Grant Proposal

Each of the following links provides one or more sample grant proposals: http://www.pluggedin.org/tool_kit/sample_grant.html

• Institute of Museum and Library Sciences
• Colorado Grants

Choose one of the grant proposals and read it thoroughly. Write a short paper of 1-2 pages (250-500 words) analyzing this proposal's strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

 

Organization Assignment 10: Foundation and Corporate Research Paper

Go to the Foundation Center Online. (For alternate search options, click the alternate search options link.)

1.      Click "Find Funders" near the top of the page.

2.      On the next page, click "Top Funders" in the left navigation bar.

3.      You may then click the names of various foundations to reach their Web sites. These sites indicate the types of grants each foundation funds. Target several foundations as possible donors.

4.      Using all the information you have found, complete a "Foundation Research Summary Form" for at least one of the foundations you have targeted as a possible donor. (You will find this worksheet on your course Web site in the “Forms, Examples, Resources” folder, as “Foundation_Res_Summ_12-2”.) Submit the completed form to your mentor. Also, note the keywords you used in your foundation search.

5.      Review one or more of the following Web sites for possible federal government grant programs for your organization:

6.      The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

7.      Grants.gov

8.      U.S. General Services Administration

 

 

 

Organization Assignment 11: Planned Giving

Review chapter 13 in The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management by Weinstein. Compose the text for a brochure to leave with prospective donors for your organization that clearly explains the advantages of different types of planned giving vehicles available. Don’t worry about layout and photos—only about the text—but be as clear and helpful as possible.

If your organization already has a planned giving brochure, provide a critical assessment of it instead.

 

 

 

Organization Assignment 12: A Capital Campaign

Review chapter 14 in The Complete Guide to Fundraising Management by Weinstein. Write a critical assessment of your organization's need for and capacity to conduct a successful capital campaign. Outline the key features and requirements of a capital campaign and the steps that should be taken by your organization in one to five years to launch such a program.

 

 

 

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