7. G.A. Resource Raising
Group 7: G.A. Resource Raising-“an abundance of resources are flowing in”
Moderated by: Open Seat
Team Members:
Action Task Persons Responsible Help Needed from Specific Others Target Completion Date
GA Council derides on how funds will be received, spent and accounted with supportive financials
GA council team
Saul Arbess
12/31/09 or earlier
GA Council makes decisions on annual dollar goals 2010-2014 and who will create and lead plan with volunteer team
Bob Stewart with council
Team members, GA members, volunteers
12/31/09
GA reates five strategic partners: i.e. Rotary International, Gates Foundation, Oscar Arias Sanchez Foundation, etc.
Development Team
12/31/2011
An international celebrity give endorsement of GA and helps fundraise
Development Team
12/21/2010
Prototype: Manual
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Law of Attraction
GA Resource Raising/Attracting Vision & Strategy
GA Resource Raising Tool Kit
Web Based
Supporters/Contributors
Events
Acknowledgement and Appreciation
Appendices
GA Resource Raising/Attracting Vision & Strategy:
Branding the dept. of peace movement: raising peace consciousness
Peace for Dummies
Integrating a national culture of peace program and national peace education strategy
We the people want peace but don’t know how or what we can do
Ministries of peace are the foundational resource in each country
Tailored to local needs
Peace café’s and peace industry
Make everyone responsible (government national local)
“wish list” for funding at all levels
Strategic goals will support funding opportunities with foundations
Identify: Quantify the value equation
Hire a professional fundraiser
Make Peace profitable
Sponsoring projects with outcomes
Business responsibility for peace
Develop a marketing strategy
Good goals organizations
Establish North-South, South-South Partnerships
Have a clear succinct picture of what they’re giving to that creates a source of wellbeing that triggers enthusiasm to give
Global Coordination in approaching funders.
Fund development teams-National working with global
GA Resource Raising Tool Kit: Web Based
Web based giving is connected to facebook, twitter and youtube, PR media
Webshop
Webinars
Webbased giving is the fastest and largest base 20 years to 60 years
Web radio program to ask to give
Database that shows what large corporations they are approaching so as not to ALL be approaching the same corporations
Web pages with links to donation sites
GA Resource Raising Tool Kit: Supporters/Contributors
Partnering with stakeholders who would profit from peace
Seek grants and support from corporations that work for peace
Solid communication between different areas (states/countries) showing what is working and what is not working for them
Peace tv campaign
Rotary Clubs and other service clubs with a peace mission
Get on Oprah!
GA organizational Data Base for individuals and companies
Get patron champions (e.g. celebrities) to raise money
Go to different ministries to ask for support for events
GA Resource Raising Tool Kit: Events
“Employ” students (including interns) to work on fundraising
Ask youth for fundraising ideas
Fundraising evens from all different countries involved
“Friends of GA” yearly sponsoring
Membership fees scaled according to income
Do FUN raising
Contacting local popular musicians to donate time to do a raffle or performance
Start March of dimes for peace
Involve children and get their ideas/brainstorm with them
Build excitement and enthusiasm with in the team so they feel really good!
Ask that everyone write down a “friends” list to be approached for funds
Acknowledgement and Appreciation
Show appreciation for supporters
Celebration event of Global Alliance Summits for funder recognition
List of sponsors and donors on all publications
Press release to newspapers acknowledging their contributions
Build relationships with funders and thank and honor them
