Greetings Annual Giving Chairs!
With high hopes, lots of smiles, and a huge to-do list, Monica Spears and Mary Ellen Hoffman became “real, live employees” on February 8th! Then, Anne Chau moved in with us as our very knowledgeable Administrative Assistant, after many years as a GSHH registrar.
We’re thrilled to be here and have been in touch with most of you and/or your VCCs as we begin to wind down Annual Giving for some communities and get going on Annual Giving for others who focus on it during Early Bird registrations.
As communicated at the VCC Conference on May 13th, an update on current Annual Giving status as well as next year’s goals will be sent over the next week or so to all VCCs and AG Chairs. Start thinking about who your Annual Giving Chair/s will be next year…as we can’t wait to meet them all at the Community Leadership Team Conference this August 28th.
We hope that this Blog, or something like it, will grow as a forum for sharing ideas and inspiration during next year’s Annual Giving campaign. This was year one and with staff transition, it definitely needed some extra TLC and we know that. Remember, it’s your place to offer suggestions and comments to your peers in other communities so that we all can focus on making GSHH the most vibrant council in the area! So please do post your Annual Giving tidbits.
Please note that our extensions are changing as of 5/27/10 – Mary Ellen will be ext. 739; Monica will be ext. 765; and Anne will be ext. 720.
Thanks to everyone and Happy Memorial Day!! Mary Ellen, Monica and Anne
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Happy Holidays from all of us
We are 10.54% closer to our Annual Giving goal for this fiscal year. Congratulations to each of you for all your hard work.
Girl Scouts Heart of theHudson
If you have any tips or ideas, please forward them tothe fund development department, at the address below. Maybe your tip will be spotlighted in the future!
As always, if the fund development department can help the Annual Giving campaign run smoother in any way, simply email us at mspears@girlscoutshh.org or call (912) 747-3080, ext. 265 or mhoffman@girlscoutshh.org or call (914)747-3030, ext 239.
Girl Scouts Heart of the
If you have any tips or ideas, please forward them to
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Announcing New Team Members
On behalf of the girls, volunteers and staff who comprise Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc., we thank you for your leadership, time, dedication and especially, your ideas for sharing our mission with others.
New to the fund development department are:
New to the fund development department are:
Monica Spears , who will be contacting you to see if you’ve started, or need any help with, the Annual Giving Campaign, and- Mary Ellen Hoffman, who will be contacting each of you to provide training, or need any help with, the Annual Giving Campaign.
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson
We are 5.28% closer to our Annual Giving goal for this fiscal year. Congratulations to each of you for all your hard work.
Please remember this blog is to inspire andinfo rm each of you throughout the Annual Giving campaign. Please stop by, post your comments and send me any helpful tips so I can info rm everyone.
If you have any tips or ideas please forward them to Anne Chau, Fund Development Department, so your tip can be in the spotlight in the future.
If the Fund Development Department can help in any way to make this campaign smoother, simply email us at achau@girlscoutshh.org or call (914) 747-3080 ext. 220.
We are 5.28% closer to our Annual Giving goal for this fiscal year. Congratulations to each of you for all your hard work.
Please remember this blog is to inspire and
If you have any tips or ideas please forward them to Anne Chau, Fund Development Department, so your tip can be in the spotlight in the future.
If the Fund Development Department can help in any way to make this campaign smoother, simply email us at achau@girlscoutshh.org or call (914) 747-3080 ext. 220.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Annual Giving Myths Debunked
On behalf of the girls, volunteers and staff who comprise Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc., we thank you for your leadership, time, dedication and especially, your ideas for sharing our mission with others.
Here are a couple of myths/obstacles you may encounter during the Annual Giving campaign:
People think buying cookies provides adequate support of Girl Scouting. Remember Girl Scout cookies are a program for girls to gain confidence and entrepreneur skills. We are extremely grateful to everyone who supports Girl Scouting in this way, but proceeds from cookies enable us to do only half of our work. We need donors to serve our girls throughout the seven counties, unless we are to turn girls away or close programs, we need donor support to do the complete job.
Some families in our community can’t afford to give financially. We may think that some families in our communities are unable to make a donation, however even in this economic state people will support charities that they believe in. Everyone should be given an opportunity to donate if they choose, troops should not be selectively distributing the annual giving campaign materials. Remember, people generally give when asked.
We are 2.34% closer to our Annual Giving goal for this fiscal year. Congratulations to each of you for all your hard work.
Idea Spotlight featuring the Arlington Girl Scout community: “Spare Change and Change a Girl”. The Arlington Community gathers various containers and decorates the containers with clip art. Each girl takes a container home for two weeks to collect household change. After two weeks, the containers are collected along with each troop’s donations and pledge cards. The Community Annual Giving Chair counts all the spare change and includes it in the community deposit.
If you have any tips or ideas please forward them to Anne Chau, Fund Development Department, so your tip can be in the spotlight in the future.
If the Fund Development Department can help in any way to make this campaign smoother, simply email us at achau@girlscoutshh.org or call (914) 747-3080 ext. 220.
Here are a couple of myths/obstacles you may encounter during the Annual Giving campaign:
People think buying cookies provides adequate support of Girl Scouting. Remember Girl Scout cookies are a program for girls to gain confidence and entrepreneur skills. We are extremely grateful to everyone who supports Girl Scouting in this way, but proceeds from cookies enable us to do only half of our work. We need donors to serve our girls throughout the seven counties, unless we are to turn girls away or close programs, we need donor support to do the complete job.
Some families in our community can’t afford to give financially. We may think that some families in our communities are unable to make a donation, however even in this economic state people will support charities that they believe in. Everyone should be given an opportunity to donate if they choose, troops should not be selectively distributing the annual giving campaign materials. Remember, people generally give when asked.
We are 2.34% closer to our Annual Giving goal for this fiscal year. Congratulations to each of you for all your hard work.
Idea Spotlight featuring the Arlington Girl Scout community: “Spare Change and Change a Girl”. The Arlington Community gathers various containers and decorates the containers with clip art. Each girl takes a container home for two weeks to collect household change. After two weeks, the containers are collected along with each troop’s donations and pledge cards. The Community Annual Giving Chair counts all the spare change and includes it in the community deposit.
If you have any tips or ideas please forward them to Anne Chau, Fund Development Department, so your tip can be in the spotlight in the future.
If the Fund Development Department can help in any way to make this campaign smoother, simply email us at achau@girlscoutshh.org or call (914) 747-3080 ext. 220.
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