Session 1D - Fundraising Roundtable

Fundraising RountableMatthew Sis – Fundraising ChairJon Duerschner – Membership Chair

2015 REGIONAL CONFERENCES

Elizabeth "Libby" Jones

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Fundraising SourcesPizza Thursday• Sell pizza meals over the

lunch hour every Thursday spring and fall semester

• 45% profit on pizzas, 60% on soda.

• Advertise with flyers and social media

• Important to our presence in the College of Engineering

• We make about $6,000 a year

Volunteers ready for Pizza Thursday



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Fundraising SourcesFun Run• Annual Event

• First Run August 2014, moved to April for 2015• Participant registration has covered event costs for

first two years


Fundraising SourcesFun Run - Corporate Sponsorships

• Several large donations from firms in Omaha• Associated with Corporate sponsorship of the

Fun Run• Also help us with planning and

recruitment for Fun Run• Majority of our Fundraising Revenue



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Fundraising SourcesEWB-USA Grants• Yearly success obtaining grants after some initial

stumbling• Beneficial since there is no up front cost to write.



These grants are NOT time consuming - encourage chapters to apply for them

Fundraising SourcesUNL College of Engineering Support• The College of Engineering donates about $6,000 per

year to our chapter to cover 2/3 of faculty travel costs

• Money available annually from Engineering Student Advisory Board (eSAB)• We always ask for funds because if you don’t ask,

you have no chance to receive funding


What Has Worked Well

• Fun Run and associated corporate donations – largest revenue source

• Grant writing process – challenging but rewarding• Pizza Thursday – revenue AND name recognition• Money from UNL College of Engineering



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What Has Not Worked Well

• Local Restaurant Fundraisers• Painfully low revenue• Restaurants reluctant to donate under agreed terms

• Sporting event concessions• Not a lot of income for demanding work and rules



I would not say that this hasn't worked well - it's a long term project to let our donors know how we used their donations.


It's an Annual Newsletter

Roundtable!



I would not say that this hasn't worked well - it's a long term project to let our donors know how we used their donations.


It's an Annual Newsletter

Ideas for questions• Has anything that has NOT gone well for us gone well for you?• What has been your biggest “home run” idea for a fundraising event?• What has been your biggest “dead end?” I.E. events that broke even or

were not worth the effort that went into it?• Has anybody had any success with a formal dinner/event?• How much emphasis do you put on your campus fundraising events?• What role to corporate sponsorships play for your clubs?• How do you finance member travel costs?• How much of you club’s resources (people and time) are devoted to

fundraising?• Successful strategies for personal fundraising (friends and family)?• (If any professional members attend) How is fundraising different or the

same for professional chapters.

Government & Nonprofit

Session 1D - Fundraising Roundtable