NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS
Focus Area Description: What type of
Current Program/ Activity:
Member / Stakeholder Engagement: Who are the current/ potential personal and professional connections involved in this experience? What role do they play?
Suggested Changes Necessary: What will we change about the current experience or what should we add to provide additional value to the member?
How is this experience, currently inspiring and transforming?
experience will provide value to the member?
Philanthropic Development Private Donor Development Strategy
General Members – Donor National Leadership – Promotor/Donor Regional Leadership – Promotor/Donor Chapter Leadership – Promotor/Donor WHQ – Coordinator BCA Partners – Promotor/Donor
Currently, the NSBE Professionals have a strong dependency on corporations to provide financial support for member programming. One recent accomplishment is the establishment of an endowed scholarship that supports all NSBE members in their educational endeavors. To support this eort and its future financial stability, it is essential for the Professionals to consider implementing a private donor strategy that creates unrestricted support for its organizational programming. Engineering careers in thriving STEM fields have a higher possibility of producing professionals with the discretionary cash to become early donors. Therefore, connecting with students, early, as they rise in potential, is key to educating and establishing donors within the NSBE ranks.
To establish an eective private donor strategy and philanthropic educational program, we suggest the following: • Networking opportunities with philanthropists • Partner provided educational resources for members that cover topics such as: Giving 101, Charitable Contributions and Taxes, Employee Match Programs, etc. Establishment of a Donor Pyramid that provides opportunities for members to give throughout their Professionals Journey. • This approach will provide a recognition element that acknowledges members for consecutive giving years. • Ultimately, a donor tier structure will be established to recognize large, one-time charitable
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