Fwd: Michigan Education Foundation (MEF) updates and 12/5 meeting topic
Susan Whitelaw
From: Martha Hentz, Okemos Education Foundation <ch...@oefsite.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 6:34 AM
Subject: Michigan Education Foundation (MEF) updates and 12/5 meeting topic
To: Martha Hentz <ch...@oefsite.org>
Dear MEF,
A few quick updates:
- Meeting notes from the October 3 are available on the Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1vubHtrIDN6bE9KaEdkanZ4d2c?usp=sharing
- Michele Suchovsky from Grand Rapids uploaded her table-hosted events documents (from her 10/3 presentation) to the MEF’s Google Drive. You’ll find the docs in the “fund development” folder.
- Kent ISD is hosting a fundraising workshop on Thursday November 17th. This 1 ½ hour workshop is called Donor Databases for Beginners and is perfect for small organizations and school foundations who are just thinking about getting or upgrading their donor database. Workshop is $10; see the flyer on the Google Drive.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 5. Rich Howard, currently the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region and formerly with Educational Foundation Consultants, will speak about his experience working with districts to establish or restart K-12 education foundations. Here are some of the topics he plans to address…which interest you?
· recruiting an involved and dynamic board
· board organization; the benefits of a professional Executive Director
· communicating your foundation’s message in your community
· messaging around public education and the need for philanthropic dollars (Why aren't our tax dollars enough?)
· differentiating foundations from other booster groups and PTAs in your district
· How to establish or restart an annual appeal
· How a contracted consultant can help an education foundation
If some of these topics interest you more than others, please let me know so that Rich can steer his presentation. He’ll be with us from 11 am through lunch on 12/5.
I’ll send out a request for RSVP, along with the meeting agenda and lunch details two weeks prior.
Enjoy November,
Martha Hentz, Okemos Education Foundation
hent...@comcast.net or ch...@oefsite.org
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Upcoming MEF Meeting Dates and Topics (sub topics are suggestions):
Dec 5 – Guest Speaker: Richard Howard, currently the Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region and formerly with Educational Foundation Consultants, will speak about his experience working with districts to establish or restart K-12 education foundations.
Feb 6 – Social Media Strategies with guest speaker Candy Jones-Guerin, Web World Advantage
May 1 – Email Marketing with guest speaker Candy Jones-Guerin, Web World Advantage
Aug 7 -- Transitioning from an all-volunteer board to one with paid staff
management of board vs. board managing director
