Best Practice Strategy Meeting

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Best Practice Strategy Meeting

• Dream Catchers
• October 28, 2008
• Magdalena Ecke YMCA, Encinitas, CA

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Status Update

• How many have committees formed? One member from
  each tribe?
• What is the current tone or climate for Dream
  Catchers? IEgt Raising Money?
• What is your level of optimism?
• What did people think of our dinner the other
  night? Change any opinions?
• Key Pt Is that each of you has a choice Sink or
  swim!

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No Guarantees

• Hard work and commitment
• Working smarter, not harder
• Confidence with a proven plan
• Optimistic offense (vs defense)
• Guarantee that we will maximize our potential!
• Disclaimer Many ways to fundraise. Suggestions
  are suggestions based on real success. We remain
  open to ideas and efforts.

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Action Items / Process

• Committees critical (1 member per tribe)
• Brainstorm with committee (meet monthly)
• Assess resources within your nation
• Cool companies?
• Chefs, printers, other specialized roles?
• Corp matching opportunities?
• YMCA Incentives (6, gtlast year DC program,
  etc)
• ID Plan / Strategy (component checklist)
• Select target /dad for your nation
• Empower committee members to work with tribes
  (video, message, planand why!) ...Package is
  TBA.
• Update / recognition at longhouse and during
  weekend events

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Psychology of fundraising for DC

• Standard Model (Non seasonal approach)

Job Status
Dont feel like it
Economy
Why?
Gave somewhere else
Politics?
Flashpoint decision lower results
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Psychology of fundraising for DC

• Improved (seasonal approach)

Season October - February
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Key challenge

• Create an army of stakeholders throughout the
  season (and into next season too)!
• Note beginning a multi year project
• DEF person(s) that have the ability to
  influence an outcome for the betterment of
  themselves, their community or organization

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Fundraising components

• Dads (careful not to cannibalize dad donations!)
• Dad fundraising efforts (cards, etc)
• Corporate matching opportunities
• Auction events
• Extra events (like golf tournaments) Looking for
  2 additional events(winwin Host nation and
  guest nation participants (3 total) (Non dad
  dollars, other YMCA members, etc)
• Year end event (Draw for big donation) Such as
  high end spousal dinner, etc
• YMCA 6 budget

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Strategy Components
VS
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Are you up for the challenge?

• There is a definite push for results From the
  YMCA
• Not business as usual
• Dream Catchers requires a firm commitment
• Ask yourselves the question Am I up for the
  task? Ready to rock? Ready to roll?
• Reminder People are counting on performance!
• If not ready for any reason, call Tommi or myself
  for a discussion. Ken 760-802-5426 Tommi
  760-942-9622 ext 1022

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ProjectionsOn a mission!

• Round Math
• 10 Nations
• 150 dads per nation
• Target
• Low 165/dad
• High 225 / dad
• Range Low 247,500
• Range High 337,500
• Wildcat 121 ? 234 with this program last year
• Overall Last year avg (185k / 10 / 150)
  123/dad

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Why?

• Make a difference
• Give back to program
• Personal core value
• Chance to work with sons and daughters
• Recognition
• Daughter / Son recognition
• Peer recognition
• Family recognition
• YMCA recognition
• Community recognition
• Visualize success!

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Additional Support

• Tommi and Ken will be checking in throughout the
  season (active management)
• Coaching or consulting available as needed.
  Contact Ken or Tommi to arrange.
• Progress status updates will be provided
  throughout the season
• Good Luck!!

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Done

• Questions
• Discussion