Raising money is an important function of a nonprofit. Donations made can help the nonprofit successfully meet its mission. Fundraising is short-term in nature, while philanthropy focuses on a person’s or organization’s relationship with and commitment to an institution. Having a well laid out plan can enhance a nonprofit’s success in meeting its goals. For this assignment, you will create a hypothetical nonprofit of your choosing. You will then describe your nonprofit, develop either a fundraising plan or a philanthropy plan, and draft an email to your volunteer workers. You will use this nonprofit in future weeks of this course.
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Think about the kind of nonprofit organization you would want to create.
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In your paper,
Describe your hypothetical nonprofit.
State the name.
Identify the type of nonprofit it is and why you are categorizing it as such.
Create a mission statement for the nonprofit.
Discuss what your nonprofit does to satisfy the mission statement.
Develop a fundraising or philanthropy plan.
Include one goal, two objectives to meet the goal, and two strategies that your nonprofit will do to meet the objective in your plan.
Be sure to keep in mind the scope, timeline, and purpose of your fundraising and philanthropy goals.
Explain how your plan supports fundraising or philanthropy.
Be sure to distinguish between fundraising and philanthropy.
Create an email to those overseeing the volunteer workers who are helping with the fundraising and philanthropy efforts of your nonprofit. This email should include the following:
motivation strategies
your preferred management theory and how the management theory can be used
at least two challenges you might foresee
suggestions for overcoming these challenges