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Welcome! Sixth Annual Erie Gives! Tuesday, August 9 th 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Erin D. Fessler Vice President of Marketing & Community Relations The Erie Community.

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1 Welcome! Sixth Annual Erie Gives! Tuesday, August 9 th 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Erin D. Fessler Vice President of Marketing & Community Relations The Erie Community Foundation

2 12 Hours of Giving Power Online

3 Other Important Dates June 21 st ECF Annual Meeting at 3 p.m. at the Bayfront Convention Center June 30 th Register your nonprofit for Erie Gives to be included in the Lake Erie Lifestyle Magazine July 29 th Nonprofit Registration Deadline for Erie Gives August 26 th Check distribution and prizes awarded at 9 a.m. at the Erie Zoo. Register at www.ErieGives.org

4 Quick History of Erie Gives To celebrate the Foundation’s 75 th Anniversary Modeled after Pittsburgh Community Foundation Unrestricted grants Attract new donors Attract younger donors

5 Quick History of Erie Gives Use social media for philanthropy Power of collective day of giving Raise visibility of nonprofit sector Increase membership to NPP—valuable resource for the nonprofit sector

6 History of Erie Gives Results: 2011$776,014 2012$1.2 Million 2013$1.7 Million 2014$2.2 Million 2015$2.8 Million 2016??? Nicknamed: 12 Hours of Giving Power!

7 What’s new for 2016? The Pro-Rated Match Pool is now… $250,000! Up from $220,000 from last year, which is a 14% increase.

8 Thank you to our Sponsors!

9 What’s new for 2016? In addition, THREE new $5,000 prizes to be awarded. They include: 1.Nonprofit with the largest increase in number of unique donors 2.Nonprofit with biggest percent increase in unique donors (base couldn’t be zero) 3.Nonprofit with biggest percent increase in dollars (base couldn’t be zero)

10 What’s new for 2016? Twenty tickets to Splash Lagoon will be awarded randomly to Erie Gives participating nonprofits every hour during Erie Gives (value $11,028). Additional pro-rated match pools; provided by our Regional Affiliates to nonprofits serving their communities include: North East$25,000 Corry$10,000 Union City$ 7,500

11 How Can you Be Involved? Eligibility  Must serve Erie county  Must be a 501 (c) 3 organization  Members of The Nonprofit Partnership  Have an endowment at The Erie Community Foundation starting at $10,000 Complete your Erie Gives profile by – June 30 th to be listed as an Erie Gives participant in LEL magazine – July 29 th to participate in Erie Gives Profile Questions? kbowman@eriecommunityfoundation.org

12 Tell us your stories…

13 Promote…Promote…Promote.

14 What does ECF do to help you? Leading up to the event… – Please email us your story that we will share on our social media. efessler@eriecommunitfoundation.org – The Erie Community Foundation invests $26,000 in advertising with Lake Erie Lifestyle Feature, Erie Times News, Erie Reader, MAE, Radio and Television ads. – Appearances on Newsmakers segments – Major social media—FB, Twitter and You Tube. – Host a press conference on July 26 th with the sponsors. – Deliver Cakes and press invites the day prior to Erie Gives.

15 Press Conference - July 26 th Please Share!

16 Deliver Cakes to Media Please Share!

17 Favorite Day at ECF! August 26 th ! Please pose and share!

18 Nonprofit Checklist 1. Check your Erie Gives profile at ErieGives.org. 2.If your profile needs any changes please contact Khristina Bowman at 814-454-0843 or kbowman@eriecommunityfoundation.org by July 29th. 3.Download the marketing tools at ErieGives.org under the contact tab. 4.Promote Erie Gives to your donors. Remember, the purpose of Erie Gives is to encourage everyone to be a philanthropist during 12 hours of online giving. 5.Share your Erie Gives campaign efforts with The Erie Community Foundation; we will then share on our social media platforms to build excitement. efessler@eriecommunityfoundation.org 6.Mark your calendar for Friday, August 26 th at 9 a.m., when we will distribute checks and prizes at the Erie Zoo!

19 Nonprofit Photos – August 26 th

20 Thank You for joining us and Good Luck! The Erie Community Foundation & The Nonprofit Partnership


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