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Originally posted by PoohsHoneyBee
how do you go about asking for donations...or should we wait for them to donate
since we just started we have to alumni's
some of the girls were thinking of sending a letter with options on where they would like their donations to go like recruitment, socials or travel expenses
but i don't want to be rude...so how do i do this?
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Your alums are your best fundraisers. They need to lead by example of course. For example, our Alumni Chapter President will always put something in the newsletter that says "Join me in donating...." And, despite the fact that there are definitely alums that make more $ than he does, he probably has donated far more than any of us have.
Keep in mind, we received our charter in '02, so we're probably in a similar situation.
Also, when an alum donates, they want to see results. So show the alums what you can do with that $. In our case, the alumni chapter basically controls all donations and ensures that they go where we think they should -- like x amount to scholarships, x amount to the building fund, etc.
We've also received a lot of help from area alums of our fraternity who have since affiliated with our chapter. Recently, a couple of them bankrolled a VERY nice recruitment video complete with digital effects, etc.. which our actives will pass out to prospectives during Recruitment.