FUND U - We teach fundraising

Learn what you need to increase your fundraising success. Include a Saad & Shaw workshop as part of your conference or retreat. Get on-demand answers to your fundraising questions. Provide your staff with training materials they can use to increase their skills and results. Purchase FUND U merchandize as a gift for your volunteers and staff.
 

Contact Saad & Shaw for pricing and further information.  Custom products and services are available!
Phone: (510) 834-4310 

How to Solicit a Gift:  Turning Prospect into Donors
This pocket-sized book is an ideal way for fundraising volunteers, board members and staff to learn the steps to follow when preparing to solicit a gift. Easy-to-read text and samples of what to say make this book a tool that explains the important actions that need to take place before and after a solicitation. Purchase for your board and volunteers.


Counsel on Demand
A special program for College Presidents, CEO's and Chief Development Officers.  Knowledge is power and Counsel on Demand increases your fund development knowledge. Learn how to quickly take advantage of opportunities and avert challenges as they arise. Use this flexible and economic way to gain access to experienced fund development executives as you build your institution’s fundraising capacity and infrastructure. Use your resources in a strategic and focused manner as you manage and grow your program. Increase your fund development knowledge and management skills. This monthly service provides you with direct access to Saad & Shaw on an as-needed basis. Ask the questions you need answers to. Enhance the techniques you use to manage, grow and evaluate your fund development program. Learn how to ask questions that yield resources and funding. Test out your ideas before you implement them. Gain a partner as you grow your program to its next level of success. Gain insight, resources and strategies to help you address your most pressing fund development challenges.

 


Workshops and Retreats

Let Saad and Shaw inspire and motivate your board members, volunteers and staff with an interactive custom-designed training.

These include:

  • Board Members and Fundraising – what board members need to know to increase their effectiveness.

  • FUNdamentals of Fundraising – an introductory workshop that provides an overview of fundraising processes, principles and ethics.

  • Prerequisites for Success – information and an assessment of campaign readiness. How to prepare for an annual or capital campaign.

Additional workshops available to meet your specific needs.  All can be packaged with merchandize and training materials.

 

 

Student Intern Program
Engage your students in the fundraising work of your college or university. Three-day workshops provide students with an overview of fundraising principles and systems and training in specific processes such as cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, special events and direct mail. Workshops are offered in the spring and fall and build on each other. Two year commitment increases impact.

 

 

 

 

Training Materials
Easy-to-use guides and handbooks are available on a variety of topics. Customized versions are available to address the specifics facing your institution. Topics include:

Merchandize, Premiums and Gifts
FUND U tee-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and caps. The perfect gift for board members, staff and volunteers. Purchase separately or as part of workshop package.

 


 

 

 

 

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