Fundraising Fact Sheet 6 - How will you keep the momentum going?
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In obtaining a gift, you have achieved more than just the funds that gift represents. You have made others conscious and committed to your cause. You have found true believers. There are many hundreds of worthy causes today and a true believer for yours may naturally be interested in other good works. That is the spirit of philanthropy.
Remember though that building a corps of loyal donors will be the lifeblood that makes your organisation grow in its ability to solve the human or social need it was established to meet. The more people give, the more people are likely to give again ... because they care about the cause. It is much easier to win funding support from existing donors than to find other believers. Take every opportunity to renew the donor’s interest in the cause. Even if you have achieved the desired amount - you have enough to build your after school hours care rooms or start the women’s shelter - there is likely to be a ‘next time‘. New needs will arise. Do not forget to express your appreciation on an ongoing basis.
Useful contacts
For information on membership of the professional associations such as FIA, annual conferences, Queensland Chapter monthly meetings with guest speakers, member lists, codes of fundraising ethics.
Fundraising Institute Australia
Member Services Department
Telephone: (03) 9830 7211
www.fia.org.au
For information on postgraduate study in fundraising and nonprofit topics
Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
Queensland University of Technology
GPO Box 2434
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Telephone: (07) 3138 1020
Facsimile: (07) 3138 9131
www.cpns.bus.qut.edu.au
FIA and the Queensland Government with the assistance of Dr Ted Flack FFIA have put together a useful CD-ROM called the Fundraising Toolkit that can be readily obtained through FIA.
For information on trusts and foundations and other philanthropic matters
Philanthropy Australia
Level 10
530 Collins St
Melbourne VIC
Telephone: (03) 9620 0200
Fascimile: (03) 9620 0199
www.philanthropy.org.au
The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies has recently opened The QUT Community Collection which includes a database library for grant seekers, fundraisers and philanthropists provided by the Foundation Center USA. The QUT Centre as a Cooperating Collection allows free access to the Foundation Directory Online, the world’s leading grant seeking database. The Centre is located at the QUT Library V Block, Level 7 at the Garden’s Point Campus 2 George St Brisbane. And is open 7am-10pm Monday to Friday and 9am-6pm Saturday and Sunday. For further information visit www.bus.qut.edu.au/research/cpns