AASCU Spouse/Partner Annual Meeting Mary Van Galen Associate of the Chancellor University of Wisconsin-River Falls

 To Change Lives

 Respect and Support the Development Staff “ I will respect and support the development staff!”  Practice Good Stewardship “I will be a good steward of university resources”  Spread the Good News

90% of the dollars will come from 10% of the donors

Identification Stewardship Cultivation Solicitation

 An institutional effort to raise a specific amount of money for a specific purpose in a defined period of time.

A Major Capital Campaign  Requires strong commitment from entire institution, including Boards and the President.  Feasibility study often conducted to help establish campaign priorities and preliminary goal.  Usually involves a quiet phase (2-3 years) and a public phase (2-3 years).  Leadership gifts are absolutely essential for campaign success.

Gift categoryTotal $ amount Number of gifts Lead gifts (> $500,000) $8.9 million 8 Major gifts ($50,000 - $499,999) $6.7 million 56 General gifts (< $50,000) $4.4 million many TOTAL$20 million

Prospective donors report that their decision to make a gift is most influenced by: A. a former classmate or other alum B. a volunteer leader (trustee or alumni representative) C. a faculty member D. a development officer or alumni officer E. the president or dean

Public College/ University Private College/ University A former classmate or other alum36%35% A volunteer leader (trustee or alumni representative)18%20% A faculty member21%14% A development or alumni officer12%13% The president or dean13%18%

 Thinking outside the box

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“Try not to become a person of success, but rather a person of value” - Albert Einstein

 Foundation  University Advancement  Development Officer  Annual Fund  Major Gifts  Planned Gifts  Prospect Research  Stewardship/Donor Recognition  Endowment  Donor Bill of Rights (