Building for the Future 2012–13 CFB Rotary Club Fundraiser
Posted by Carol Dingman
on Oct 02, 2012
When it comes to charitable giving, what’s your passion?
That’s the question facing our Club this year as we start to re-invent ourselves and become relevant to our community. President Raul started us on this journey last year by giving us a task. He said, “All our hearts and hands will work together to write the history of our Club’s next 50 years.” To start us on our way, we worked together to raise over $18,000 from you, our members, to provide resources for that journey.
This year under President Ben’s direction of “relevance” we will find our destination and continue to Build Resources for the Future. At the last meeting, the Board decided that our club should have 2 main service projects – a sweat equity project where we give mainly our time and talents and a capital project where we give mainly money. The scope of these projects, which will be decided by all of us, will make us relevant to the community.
As the first step in this process, the Board wants to know “When it comes to charitable giving, what’s your passion?” Is it kids, seniors, conservation, veterans, puppies? The Board will use your answers to guide us in choosing what type of projects our club should look at. With your ideas and some conversation with key people in the community we will come up with some projects to present for your approval in the next few months.
That’s the question facing our Club this year as we start to re-invent ourselves and become relevant to our community. President Raul started us on this journey last year by giving us a task. He said, “All our hearts and hands will work together to write the history of our Club’s next 50 years.” To start us on our way, we worked together to raise over $18,000 from you, our members, to provide resources for that journey.
This year under President Ben’s direction of “relevance” we will find our destination and continue to Build Resources for the Future. At the last meeting, the Board decided that our club should have 2 main service projects – a sweat equity project where we give mainly our time and talents and a capital project where we give mainly money. The scope of these projects, which will be decided by all of us, will make us relevant to the community.
As the first step in this process, the Board wants to know “When it comes to charitable giving, what’s your passion?” Is it kids, seniors, conservation, veterans, puppies? The Board will use your answers to guide us in choosing what type of projects our club should look at. With your ideas and some conversation with key people in the community we will come up with some projects to present for your approval in the next few months.
Meanwhile- we are going to continue to Build our Resources for the Future. Once again we are turning to you to raise funds by direct donations from you, our members. Ben has set our goal at $18,000, $3,000 higher than last year. We will use the money we raise for four things:
1. to add to the Standridge scholarship fund
2. for our sweat equity project
3. for our capital project
4. for grants to area non-profits.
If the projects we chose are truly relevant, once they are up and running we can turn to the community for funding. Hopefully, this will be the last year we’ll depend entirely on you for our funds.
Please remember -- our Goal is to raise $18,000 from our Club members between now and June 1, 2013, for our scholarships, service projects and grants to nonprofits.
The fund drive will be a check writing campaign, the same as last year, except the goal is higher.
Last year we found several advantages to this type of campaign –
It requires only the time involved for each of you to write a check.
All the money you contribute will go to our scholarship fund, service projects and non-profit agency grants. There are virtually no expenses.
You’ll only have to give one time – no second collections
Once again your contribution will be fully tax deductible. All the contributions will be made to our Club’s fund at the Dallas Foundation which is a charitable organization. The checks to the nonprofits we select will come from this fund. You may also write your check to the Club, but it will not be tax deductible.
You may pay in a lump sum or make a pledge and pay later this year or pay in installments. A pledge form is attached which you can r return by email, snail mail or give to me at a Club meeting. Pledges are due to me by October 31, 2012.
To reach our Goal we need 100% participation by club members. That means all of us need to contribute. Because we all have different resources, some of us will have to write bigger checks than others. Make the size of your check relevant to our mission and to your resources.
To encourage 100% participation, I personally will donate $15 for every member who contributes to our goal. We have +/- 60 members. We need all of you to contribute whatever amount you feel you are able to make our community a better place to live.
We are not going to tell who contributed or how much - just keep track of the total participation. We’re letting your Rotary conscience be your guide.
We did so great last year, I have every confidence that we can meet this goal by uniting around Rotary’s mission “Service Above Self” and lead our community by the example we set.
Please call or email Carol if you have any questions. cld@orionrealty.com 972-241-1202
Click here to download a PDF of the 2012-2013 Fundraising Campaign Pledge Form - Building for the Future
1. to add to the Standridge scholarship fund
2. for our sweat equity project
3. for our capital project
4. for grants to area non-profits.
If the projects we chose are truly relevant, once they are up and running we can turn to the community for funding. Hopefully, this will be the last year we’ll depend entirely on you for our funds.
Please remember -- our Goal is to raise $18,000 from our Club members between now and June 1, 2013, for our scholarships, service projects and grants to nonprofits.
The fund drive will be a check writing campaign, the same as last year, except the goal is higher.
Last year we found several advantages to this type of campaign –
It requires only the time involved for each of you to write a check.
All the money you contribute will go to our scholarship fund, service projects and non-profit agency grants. There are virtually no expenses.
You’ll only have to give one time – no second collections
Once again your contribution will be fully tax deductible. All the contributions will be made to our Club’s fund at the Dallas Foundation which is a charitable organization. The checks to the nonprofits we select will come from this fund. You may also write your check to the Club, but it will not be tax deductible.
You may pay in a lump sum or make a pledge and pay later this year or pay in installments. A pledge form is attached which you can r return by email, snail mail or give to me at a Club meeting. Pledges are due to me by October 31, 2012.
To reach our Goal we need 100% participation by club members. That means all of us need to contribute. Because we all have different resources, some of us will have to write bigger checks than others. Make the size of your check relevant to our mission and to your resources.
To encourage 100% participation, I personally will donate $15 for every member who contributes to our goal. We have +/- 60 members. We need all of you to contribute whatever amount you feel you are able to make our community a better place to live.
We are not going to tell who contributed or how much - just keep track of the total participation. We’re letting your Rotary conscience be your guide.
We did so great last year, I have every confidence that we can meet this goal by uniting around Rotary’s mission “Service Above Self” and lead our community by the example we set.
Please call or email Carol if you have any questions. cld@orionrealty.com 972-241-1202
Make tax deductible checks payable to: Dallas Foundation CFB Rotary Advised Fund
Pledges are due to me by October 31, 2012.
Click here to download a PDF of the 2012-2013 Fundraising Campaign Pledge Form - Building for the Future