Annual Fund Solution

Advancement Partners offers a broad and flexible range of services to best help your institution succeed. These services are offered in phases and tailored to your unique circumstances, addressing immediate and long-term needs. We will work with you to determine which services would most benefit your school.

Annual Fund Solution...

Building a Solid Foundation

Is your Annual Fund revenue keeping pace with operating needs?

Do you struggle to balance the time demands of a successful Annual Fund with the demands of your other advancement initiatives?

Are you looking for ways to increase the participation of young alumni? older alumni? parents? parents of alumni?

Let us show you!

The Challenge

All too often, schools fail to recognize that an Annual Fund is a campaign in itself and needs to be treated as such. Many schools lack the staff, expertise, and additional resources to implement an effective Annual Fund campaign. As a result, they are not capitalizing on a significant opportunity to grow revenue and increase participation while also educating and identifying the prospects who will be their school's future philanthropic leaders. These prospective benefactors will be the ones who fund future building construction, program enhancement, financial assistance, and endowment growth.

The Answer: 'The Annual Fund Solution'

Advancement Partners will plan and execute a comprehensive Annual Fund campaign for your school that will increase participation and maximize the amount of money raised, helping to identify prospects for all advancement initiatives, including major gifts, capital campaigns, and planned giving. We'll focus on the fundamental steps and essential details that will ensure a successful Annual Fund.

Assessment

Performed annually as part of three-year program.

Also available to be purchased on its own.

Duration: 4 - 6 weeks, start to finish

Establish a Baseline

"Getting Started"" homework packet with customized questions
Site Visit
Delivery of written assessment

Year 1

The Fundamentals

Annual Fund strategy
Specific asks
Clear case for investment
Development of plan for long-term growth
Growth of dollars & donors in each constituency

Year 2

Double the Result

Build upon Year 1 Fundamentals

Increase top of pyramid donations
Establish parent program
Enhance Club giving
Launch initial phase of Reunion Giving initiative

Year 3

The Sky is the Limit!!

Build upon Year 1 and Year 2

Focus on President's Circle giving
Enhance existing giving levels
Implement more sophisticated segmentation

Proven Success

Advancement Partners has helped schools achieve enormous Annual Fund success by following a few key steps that have been proven to work time and again. Their Annual Funds have increased by 30%, 50%, and in some cases 100%, doubling the amount raised in previous years.