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External Affairs
Development / Fundraising Plan 2013—2014
Goal $288,423,000
Regular and Special Gifts Program: $266,500,000 Major Gifts Program: $1,820,000 Ultimate Gifts Program: $ 100,000 Additional Resources: $20,003,000
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1. Regular and Special Gifts Program - Gifts made repeatedly by donors at regular intervals and gifts generally of a larger amount
made to the same cause in response to a special need or appeal by a donor who makes regular gifts.
Regular and Special Gifts Program
Time Frame
Case/ Funding Area
Marketing Vehicle Target Audience Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/ Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship Initiative
Annual Fund Drive
July 2013- June 2014
Area of Greatest Need
Direct Mail/Phone-a-thon RuffaloCody Text-TO-GIVE Phone-a-thon follow-up (April, October and December)
Alumni, Friends, Parents, Board members (and former), Faculty and Staff (and former), students 10,000 contacts
$20,000
($350 per donor)
Clara Braswell/ Career and Alumni Services Alecia Johnson/ Development
Alumni Chapters July 2013-June 2014
General Scholarships/ Area of Greatest Need
Mail/Phone Alumni Chapter Members/Friends of the University 48 chapters
$50,000
Clara Braswell/ Career and Alumni Services
Bench Initiative July 2012-June 2012
General Scholarships
eMail, flyers Alumni Chapter, letters, newspaper
Students, Alumni, Friends, Parents, Faculty and Staff (retired and emeriti)
$1,000 1 Bench
Alecia Johnson
Bow Tie Initiative
Wildcat Bow-Ties
(Tier 1 Tie: Wildcat Pride)
September 2013– June 2014
Auxiliary Services
Mass Communication/ FVSU website Social Media Alumni e-Newsletter AASCU Chronicle of H.E.
Students, Alumni, Friends, Parents, Faculty and Staff (retired and emeriti)
$25 each
Wholesale
$40 each Retail
($15 Net)
Aadrian/ Dawsey Auxiliary & Support Services Follet/ Bookstore Athletic Event Vending
N/A
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United Nations Day/Global Village Roll
Out/ Homecoming
(Tier 2 Tie Set: Business in the Valley)
President’s Investiture (Creative) Black Tie
Event (Tier 3 Tie Set: Formal in the Valley)
October 2-26, 2013
Spring 2014
Athletics President’s Discretionary Fund.
Local Corporate Support Mass Com FVSU Website Social Media Alumni e-newsletter Flyer AASCU Chronicle of H.E Local Corporate Support Lane Packing Huffington Post Mass Communications FVSU website, social Media, Game Day Programs, Alumni e-newsletter, Investiture newsletter, Flyer, Annual Report of Giving.
Alumni, Friends, Foundation Board members, Faculty and Staff (retired and emeriti) National Alumni Association members, Friends, Foundation Board members, Faculty and Staff, Attendees of the President’s Reception.
400@$40
($6,000 Net)
$50 each
Wholesale
$90 each Retail
($40 Net)
200@$250
each =$40,000
($200 Net)
$75 each Wholesale
$150 each
Retail
($75 profit margin)
100@$500 = $42,500
($425 Net)
Willie Williams/ Student Affairs and Athletics Melody L. Carter/External Affairs, FVSU Foundation, Inc.
usiness in the Valley Bow-tie set with a gift of $250 to support Athletics Note: To replace the 800 club. Formal in the Valley Bow-Tie Set with a gift of $500 to support PDF.
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Total Bow-tie $88,500
Centennial Monument Bricks Initiative
October-December
2012
Delivery date:
December 2012
General Scholarships
eMail, flyers Alumni Chapter letters and newspaper
Alumni, friends, students, parents, board members, faculty and staff.
$1,000 $2,500
10 Bricks 25 bricks
Alecia Johnson Development
Class Reunions
July 2013- June 2014
General Scholarships
Direct Contact Alumni and Friends 50 year, 25 year, Class of the 1s,
$60,000
Clara Braswell/ Career and Alumni Services
Dean’s Imitative
Dreamers for Excellence Engagement Dreams Achieved
$20,000 and up
Dreams Come Alive $10,000 and up
Dream On $5,000
August 2013-
June 2016
Honors and Research
Mass Communications FVSU website, social Media, Game Day Programs, Alumni e-newsletter, Investiture newsletter, Flyer, Annual Report of Giving
National Alumni Association members, Friends, Foundation Board members, Faculty and Staff, Attendees of the President’s Reception
$2 million over 3 years
$100,000
by November
2013
Faculty and Staff Giving
August 2013
Open Designation Direct Contact/ HR Orientation
University Community 300 faculty and staff
$10,000
5% increase on new donors
Alecia Johnson / Development
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Matching Gifts Initiative November 2013-June
2014
General Scholarships
Social media, FVSU website, email, telephone
Alumni, Friends, Students, Parents, Board members (and former), Faculty and Staff (and former)
$10,000
$20,000
Clara Braswell/ Career & Alumni Services Kristie Kenny/ Foundation Alecia Johnson/ Development
One Thousand Alumni for $1,000 ea. Director’s Initiative (and President’s Alumni Appeal Letter) New Donors
November 2012-June
1013
General Scholarships Area of Greatest Need
Letters Personal contacts
New population First-time donors $1,000
$80,000 (5%
increase in donors)
Alecia Johnson Development
Pre-Alumni Chapter Initiative
August 2012
May 2013
Band Support Student email (once per semester during refund period) Brochure mailer (Sept.-Feb.)
Current Students 200 Students
$500 C. Braswell Career & Alumni Servies
Thanksgiving Remembrance
November 2013
Special Gift Campus website Campus community $2,500 Alecia Johnson/ Development
TEXT 2 GIVE Monthly Text Challenge
October 2013
June 2014
General Scholarships/Area of Greatest Need
Social media, FVSU website, email, telephone, JumboTron
Alumni, Friends, Students, Parents, Board members (and former), Faculty and Staff (and former)
$4,000 C. Braswell/ Career & Alumni Services K. Kenny/Foundation A. Johnson/Developm’t
USDA Scholars Room and Board
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Vendor Service Contract July 2012 June 2012
General Scholarships
eMail Direct mail
Alumni Friends
$5,000 (10%
increase in inquiries)
C. Braswell Career and Alumni Services
Athletics Willie Williams
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $266,500 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $
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2. Major Gifts Program—Generally, FVSU defines a major gift as receipt or a firm commitment of $5,000 or more. Corporate and Foundation gifts are normally much higher, $50,000 and above and typically endowed.
Major Gifts Program
Time Frame Case/ Funding Area/Stewardship
Marketing Vehicle
Target Audience Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/ Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon
August 2013-June 2014 Delivery Date: February 16, 2014
Endowed Scholarships/ General Scholarships
Special Event Ticket Sales, News, TV and Radio
Alumni, Friends, Students, Parents, Board members ( and former), Faculty and Staff ( and former) 100,000 contacts
$200,000
Letria Maxwell FVSU Foundation, Inc./
Camellia Scholarship Initiative
February 2012-April 2012
Endowment Scholarships General Scholarships
Letters, eMail, invitations
Students, Alumni, Friends, Parents, Faculty and Staff (retired and emeriti)
$10,000 Alecia Johnson Acknowledgement letter, Installation program document Annual Report of Giving Named Brick $250
Supplier Support
November 2012—June 2013
Self-Designation Personal Contact FVSU Vendors (Top 10 Suppliers)
$300,000 Edward Boston/ Pettigrew Center
IMAGE FVSU DRIVE Corporate, Foundation and Special Initiatives Giving
February 2009- June 2013
Endowment Challenge Fund Based on Donor Needs
Personal Contact Alumni, friends, foundation, corporation
$1,000,000 Letria Maxwell Foundatin
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Sponsorship Ad Initiative
July 2012- June 2013
Athletics Operations Brochure/ Personal Contact
Local Business Community $5,000
$200,000
Willie Williams Athletics
Club 800
July 2012- Oct. 31, 2012
$100,000
Ward Athletics
Lonnie Bartley Scholarship
Banquet
July 1, 2012- December 2012
$5,000
FVSU Day @ the Capitol / Spring Fundraiser
February 12, 2014
STEM Enrollment, Retention and Graduation
Mass Communications FVSU website, social Media, Game Day Programs, Alumni e-newsletter, Investiture newsletter, Flyer, Annual Report of Giving
National Alumni Association members, Friends, Foundation Board members, Faculty and Staff, Attendees of the President’s Reception
$50,000
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $ 860,000 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $
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3. Ultimate Gifts-These gifts are typically once in a lifetime commitments of considerable sums, often representing a significant portion of one’s net worth, typically in contemplation of and in conjunction with an estate plan. These gifts can be 100, 1,000 or even 10,000 times greater than an individual’s regular gifts.
Planned Giving Program
Time Frame Case/ Funding Area/ Stewardship
Marketing Vehicle
Target Audience
Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/ Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
Legacy Breakfast Wills and Bequest Initiative
July 2012-June 2013 Delivery Date: April 2012
Endowment/Challenge Fund and/or Based on Donor Needs
Targeted Direct Mail (class of 1970 and down)/ Personal visits/ Special Event Seminar/ brochures
Alumni, Board members (Emeriti) Faculty (Emeriti) and staff
$100,000
Leitra Maxwell/ Development
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $100,000 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $0
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4. Additional Resources-This includes grants, contracts and agreements secured via facility rentals, services rendered and etc. Initiatives to be added in detail by Person/Area Responsible below:
Pettigrew Center and Facility
Planning Program
Time Frame Case/ Funding Area/
Stewardship
Marketing Vehicle
Target Audience Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/ Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
Meetings, Conferences, Exhibits, Trade Shows, Concerts, Grants, Weddings, etc.
July 2012-June 2013
Self-Sustaining/ Income Generating Facilities
Personal Contact, Ticket Sales News and Radio, Flyers, Brochures
Campus and External Community
$150,000
3% increase
Edward Boston/ Pettigrew and Facilities Development
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $150,000 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $
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Public Service Center Facility Planning Program
Time Frame
Case/Funding Area/
Stewardship
Marketing Vehicle
Target Audience
Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
USDA – Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach and Development Initiative Cooperative Agreement (REOD)
July 2012 June 2013
Self-Sustaining Publications, Workshops, Conferences, Campus Email, personal contact, radio, TV, newspaper, website
External Community
$105,000
Charles Jones/Public Service Center
USDA – Rural Business Opportunity Grant
July 2012 June 2013
Self-Sustaining Town Hall Meetings, Community Meetings, City/County Relations
External Community
$250,000 Charles Jones/Public Service Center
Lease Agreements - Entrepreneur Center (Evans bldg. business incubator)
July 2012- June 2013
Self-Sustaining FVSU Foundation, City/County Relations, Newspaper, Brochures, personal contact
External Community
$15,000 Charles Jones/Public Service Center
Lease Agreement- 610 State University Dr.
July 2012- June 2013
Self-Sustaining FVSU Foundation External Community
$5,400 Charles Jones/Public Service Center
Lease Agreement- 606 State University Dr.
July 2012- June 2013
Self-Sustaining FVSU Foundation External Community
$4,800 Charles Jones/Public Service Center
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $380,200 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $
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Office of Sponsored Programs Initiatives
Time Frame Case/ Funding
Area/ Stewardship
Marketing Vehicle Target Audience
Financial Goal
Financial Outcome
Person/Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
Grants and Contracts (to include Federal, state, local),
July 2012-June 2013
Self-Sustaining Department/ Increase Grants and Contracts
Campus Email, Flyers, Brochures, Newsletters
Faculty, Campus and External Community
$20 Million Annual
/ OSP
Grantsmanship Institute November 2012-
June 2013
Self-Sustaining
Campus Email, Flyers, Brochures, Newsletters
Faculty, Campus and External Community
$3,000 / OSP
TOTAL FINANCIAL GOAL: $ 20,003,000 TOTAL FINANCIAL OUTCOME: $
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Stewardship Program— To acknowledge gifts made payable to the FVSU Foundation, Inc. ♠ Presidents’ Club Levels: Founders’ Club Round or oval 14K Gold setting pin that has the year 1895, as well as FVSU Founders’ Hall Clock Tower logo and FVSU President’s Founders’ Club inscribed Gold Club The President’s Club pin we currently give—gold background outlined in blue and FVSU President’s Gold Club inscribed Blue Club The President’s Club pin we currently give –blue background outlined in gold and FVSU President’s Blue Club inscribed Wildcat Club The President’s Club pin we currently give—gold background outlined in blue with the Wildcat logo and FVSU President’s Wildcat Club inscribed
Stewardship
Initiative Timeframe Recognition
Levels Recognition
Vehicles Target Audience Financial
Goal Financial Outcome
Person/Area Responsible
5 Year Plan Stewardship
♠ FVSU Presidents’ Club Pin
July 2012-June 2013 August 2012, October 2012, and December 2012
♠ President’s Club Levels: Founders’ Club $10,000-$99,999 and up; Gold Club $5,000-$9,999; Blue Club $2,500-$4,999; and Wildcat Club $1,000-$2,499.
FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving; Acknowledgement letter; Lapel Pin
Alumni, Friends, Students, Parents, Board members ( and former), Faculty and Staff (and former)
N/A N/A Alecia Johnson Development/ Leitra Maxwell/ FVSU Foundation, Inc.
Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon Program Souvenir Booklet with Donor Acknowledgment
February 2012
Scholarship Sponsors Levels: Corporate $10,000 & above Diamond $7,500--$9,999 Platinum $5,000--$7,499 Gold $1,000—4,999 Silver, $500-$999
FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving; Acknowledgement letter; Black History Month Scholarship Program Souvenir Booklet
Alumni, Friends, Students, Parents, Board members ( and former), Faculty and Staff (and former); Community members
N/A N/A Leitra Maxwell/ FVSU Foundation, Inc.
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Bronze, $250-$499
(Advertisements)
Camellia Scholarship Initiative/ Name Inscription
Named Brick, $250 FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving; Acknowledgement letter; Installation Program Document
N/A N/A
Centennial Monument Bricks and Benches Initiative/Name Inscription
Named Brick, $250 FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving; Acknowledgement letter; Installation Program Document
N/A N/A
Named Bench, $3,000
FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving; Acknowledgement letter; Installation Program
N/A N/A
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Document FVSU Foundation, Inc. Annual Report of Giving/Donor Acknowledgement
Nov. 2012-June 30, 2013
$500 and up N/A N/A
President’s Football Section/ Foot Ball Game Tickets
$100,000 gift and up
N/A N/A
Big Check Presentation
July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013
$10,000 and up N/A N/A
President’s Skybox By invitation of the President
N/A N/A
Club 800 July 2012- Oct. 31, 2013
N/A N/A
First Lady Tea at Noon
June 2013 N/A N/A
President’s Book N/A N/A Alumni (certificates)
N/A N/A
UTS Program N/A N/A Title III N/A N/A Youth Motivational Task Force
N/A N/A
Planned Giving July 1, 2012- June 30, 2013
N/A N/A
Legacy Breakfast N/A N/A Grantsmanship Institute
September 2013
N/A N/A
Clock our July 1, 2012- N/A N/A
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volunteer hours June 30, 2013