What's in your wallet?
Posted on October 21, 2014 by
Jon Dize
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Funding the Mission,
SGO
No, I'm not asking you to empty the contents of your wallet for an SGO gift (unless you want to!).The once-popular TV credit card commercial would run through all the wonderful things that the person or family could do with just the right piece of plastic in their grasp.I'd like to challenge every school principal, board chair, and finance staff member with the following question: If someone were to walk into your building today and say, "I have $100,000 to give. What do you need?" Would you have an answer?"Sure, I would," you quickly reply, but do you really? Given 30 minutes, you could think up all kinds of wants and needs, but if put on the spot, could you whip out a piece of paper (or bring up that PDF on your iPad) to show this dream donor just what projects, programs, dreams, etc., where his or her money could make a noticeable impact? Could you produce that piece of paper that could help you do all of the wonderful things you talk about in those late-night board meetings?