UrbanFUTURE recently formed LAUNCH, a friends-of group that is working to take UrbanFUTURE to the next level. The primary objective of LAUNCH is to help UrbanFUTURE grow its support base by engaging current supporters more deeply in grassroots efforts and reaching new supporters through peer-to-peer interaction. Currently, LAUNCH is comprised of current tutors and mentors who have expressed an interest in taking their volunteer participation to another level.
LAUNCH will plan and execute quarterly fundraising/friendraising events as a way to introduce new people to UrbanFUTURE. These events will provide individuals an opportunity to learn more about the work of UrbanFUTURE and how they can support our work of eliminating the achievement gap in St. Louis.
LAUNCH will also be leading a volunteer-driven campaign this fall to raise money and new donor and volunteer referrals. The campaign will culminate with the "Dine In For UrbanFUTURE" event on Wednesday, October 27th. Stay tuned for more details on how you can participate in "Dine In For UrbanFUTURE."
If you are interested in joining LAUNCH, please contact Tim Weiss at (314)776-3434 or tim@urbanfuturestl.org. Help us LAUNCH UrbanFUTURE to new levels!
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Gather for UrbanFUTURE
A few weeks ago in this space, I talked about how you can support UrbanFUTURE's efforts, but those were more general ways to support UrbanFUTURE. Today, I want to talk about a specific way you can help spread the word about UrbanFUTURE to family and friends in a social, non-threatening environment.
Several months ago, two different UrbanFUTURE volunteers approached me about their own ideas for engaging their networks in the work of UrbanFUTURE. One mentor decided she'd like to host a luncheon with some of her friends, so she could tell them a little bit more about the organization and encourage them to get involved as volunteers and/or donors. The casual luncheon at the mentors house has resulted in over $500 in gifts and a few women interested in volunteering with UrbanFUTURE.
Another mentor, told me about how a group of guys within his profession get together for happy hour every other month. He thought it would be cool if each month a different charity was featured. The guys donate $20 to the charity and get a chance to catch up with one another and learn more about the work of the charity. As luck would have it, UrbanFUTURE has been the featured charity for the first two of these happy hours, and will again be the featured charity in October. To date, the happy hours have raised just under $400, but more importantly, 20 new individuals (and counting) have been introduced to UrbanFUTURE.
Anyone can do this. Whether you want to use a specific party (birthday, anniversary, holiday), a regular get together or plan something on your own, you can help get the word out about UrbanFUTURE to those in your network and spend time with family, friends and co-workers in the process.
If you are interested in hosting a get-together on behalf of UrbanFUTURE, please contact me (Tim Weiss) at (314)776-3434 or tim@urbanfuturestl.org. UrbanFUTURE will provide any informational materials and will have someone come to your event to talk about how people can get involved in UrbanFUTURE's work.
Several months ago, two different UrbanFUTURE volunteers approached me about their own ideas for engaging their networks in the work of UrbanFUTURE. One mentor decided she'd like to host a luncheon with some of her friends, so she could tell them a little bit more about the organization and encourage them to get involved as volunteers and/or donors. The casual luncheon at the mentors house has resulted in over $500 in gifts and a few women interested in volunteering with UrbanFUTURE.
Another mentor, told me about how a group of guys within his profession get together for happy hour every other month. He thought it would be cool if each month a different charity was featured. The guys donate $20 to the charity and get a chance to catch up with one another and learn more about the work of the charity. As luck would have it, UrbanFUTURE has been the featured charity for the first two of these happy hours, and will again be the featured charity in October. To date, the happy hours have raised just under $400, but more importantly, 20 new individuals (and counting) have been introduced to UrbanFUTURE.
Anyone can do this. Whether you want to use a specific party (birthday, anniversary, holiday), a regular get together or plan something on your own, you can help get the word out about UrbanFUTURE to those in your network and spend time with family, friends and co-workers in the process.
If you are interested in hosting a get-together on behalf of UrbanFUTURE, please contact me (Tim Weiss) at (314)776-3434 or tim@urbanfuturestl.org. UrbanFUTURE will provide any informational materials and will have someone come to your event to talk about how people can get involved in UrbanFUTURE's work.
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