Program Funding
Individual Donors
Occasionally, a wealthy individual or two will show interest in providing funds for the program. Unless these individuals indicate that they have the donating capacity to act as a corporate sponsor, individual donations should be a supplement to more consistent funds rather than a relied-upon main source of funding. Ask your fiscal sponsor how people wishing to make a donation to your program should donate (ie, what the check should be made out to).
To thank donors for their contributions, you can add their names to the award ceremony program of the grant cycle they helped to fund. Sending a handwritten thank-you card to your donor with signatures from all of your board members would also be a good token of thanks. Including a photo or two of a youth project that the donor helped to fund makes the letter extra special. For donors who fund a high percentage of your yearly budget, you can thank them in a similar way that you would thank corporate sponsors.
Occasionally, a wealthy individual or two will show interest in providing funds for the program. Unless these individuals indicate that they have the donating capacity to act as a corporate sponsor, individual donations should be a supplement to more consistent funds rather than a relied-upon main source of funding. Ask your fiscal sponsor how people wishing to make a donation to your program should donate (ie, what the check should be made out to).
To thank donors for their contributions, you can add their names to the award ceremony program of the grant cycle they helped to fund. Sending a handwritten thank-you card to your donor with signatures from all of your board members would also be a good token of thanks. Including a photo or two of a youth project that the donor helped to fund makes the letter extra special. For donors who fund a high percentage of your yearly budget, you can thank them in a similar way that you would thank corporate sponsors.