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SJECCD FOUNDATION

STATUS UPDATES

• Bridge to the Future 2015 • Raiser’s Edge • Financial Edge • CASE conference • Day of Giving

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

• Attendees: Projected - 207; Actual – 190

• Students: 32 (included in attendance count)

• Table sales: $50,500.00

• Individual tickets sold: 12 tickets @ $100 = $1,200.00

• Donation envelopes: $6,162.00

• Text giving: $4,235.00

• Total raised: $62,097.00 Unrestricted • 86.2% increase over last year!

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

Venue $25,989

° Food, beverages, bartender,

servers, A.V. equipment, etc.

Marketing $3,999

° Signage, printed programs, favors, social media

Videography/Photography $4,205

° Student video for program ° Event Coverage

Centerpieces $80

° Floral arrangements

Entertainment $650

° Jazz band ° Dancers’ stipend

Supplies $250

° Name badges, table identifiers, etc.

Story-boarder $642

Gift for Emcee $144

ACTUAL EVENT EXPENDITURES $35,959 NET GAIN $26,138

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE 2015

• What we learned in 2015 • Successes:

• Raised more $ than previous years by using new models • Friday evening is better than weekday luncheon • Text-giving generates enthusiasm

• Challenges: • Cellular connection was not sufficient for Text-giving • Program length (shorter cocktail hour, longer dinner program) • Space too small

• Feedback!?

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE 2016

• Bridge to the Future 2016 • September 30, 2016 • Venue ? • Theme ?

• Ideas?!

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE

RAISER’S EDGE

• 40,000 plus records loaded • Alumni, past and current donors, corporations

• “Go Live” training October 26-29 • What will we be able to do?

• Track every “touch” with a constituent • Generate invitations, thank-you letters, etc. • Send email blasts • Run reports such as actions, gifts, by college, department,

and class year • Measure metrics

RAISER’S EDGE

FINANCIAL EDGE

• Pre-installation survey

• Consulting with SJECCD Fiscal Services – best practices • Conversion from QuickBooks to Financial Edge • Benefits:

• Reduce duplicate entry with integration with Raiser’s Edge • Streamline operations • Save departmental overhead costs • Increase visibility into the Foundation • Ensure consistency • Minimize likelihood of errors

FINANCIAL EDGE

CASE CONFERENCE

• CASE = Council for the Advancement and Support

of Education • “Copy And Steal Everything” • 4th annual conference specifically for Community

College Advancement • Many College Presidents and Foundation Board

Members attend • Consider attending next year:

• October 2-4 2016 Anaheim

SV DAY OF GIVING

• Online, 24-hour giving event • Non-profits from Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Benito,

and San Francisco Counties • SJECCD Foundation will be part of the day of giving • Trainings and webinars • Start promoting now and for the next 7months • http://www.svgives.org/

FOUNDATION SOCIAL MEDIA

• Facebook • Sjeccd Foundation

• Twitter • @sjeccdf

SJECCD FOUNDATION

• Thank you! • Questions?