Welcome to our first Champion OrientationI am Colleen LaFontaine, EDThe goal for tonight is for you to learn a bit about our Champion Program and see if you and your project are a fitYou’ll learn tonight that the Champion Program is much more than Fiscal Sponsorship, in fact, if you are only looking for a fiscal sponsor, we are not the organization for you.Being a Champion means that you are part of a community – a community of like-minded individuals all focused on helping the world’s neediest children gain access to life’s basic necessities – food, shelter, education, healthcare. You want to be empowered to create the change we all know is possible.
This is our agenda for tonight. But first, let’s quickly go around the room and introduce ourselves. Please tell us your name, location of your project and briefly what your project is trying to achieve.Now Janet is going to take us through OWCF”s values and guiding principles.
How many people here have fundraising experience?Having been fundraising myself for over 30 years, I know that this is sometimes an area that people at times, find difficult. One of our goals, with the support of the champion community, is to help you feel comfortable fundraising. Tonight we’ve given you a small fundraising guide. It includes tips for fundraising from individuals (which will be you most effective fundraising) as well as event fundraising. We also have over 50 ideas, big and small, to help get you started. But I briefly wanted to go over some fundraising basics. Get comfortable asking! Like most things, are comfort grows with preparation and practice – so do both!
Ultimately – keep your story and your ask simple.Have confidence that you are working for a worthy cause and people want to helpStay focused on your goals and let your passion shine through!
We talked about the importance of planning – and part of that process is goal setting.
This includesREVIEW SHEETWe’ve created a short worksheet to help you organize the process. You’ll receive this electronically and can use it as a guide to organize your year. We’ve also included an events goal sheet – just to help you think through some of the things you'll need to consider.Your success means the world to your projects –