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The Hyannis Youth & Community Center Foundation

"Our Youth, Our Community, Our Future"

What Can You Do?

Volunteers are the lifeblood of a capital campaign. They are passionate advocates, sharing their involvement with friends, neighbors and colleagues. They are the foundation of any campaign; initial donors, organizers, campaigners and recruiters, but most importantly, they are the most effective in fundraising. Because people give to people, not causes. Before anyone volunteers in any capacity for a capital campaign, you should make some type of financial commitment. Everyone should give at an appropriate level according to his or her means and commitment.

Personally Pledge (cash, securities, property or services)

Volunteer

  • Head the Foundations/Government Committee
  • Work on Public Relations
  • Join the Campaign Cabinet (Hyannis Youth & Community Center Foundation group)
  • Join the Town Steering Committee (Gary Blazis/Town Council group)
  • Join the Major Gifts Committee (Pat Butler, Chair)
  • Join the Corporate Fundraising Committee (Leo Fein & Lanny Chase, Co-Chairs)

Specific Jobs (you, an employee or someone you know)

  • Ask for Money (major gifts, businesses, organizations, etc.)
  • Organize a Fundraiser (Auction, Skating Extravaganza, etc.)
  • Runners (general running around)
  • Clerical (typing, data entry, filing, mailing, etc.)
  • Organize (keep track of everything, meeting notices, minutes, etc.)
  • Speak to Community Groups (Rotary, Kiwanis, Chambers of Commerce, etc.)
  • Seek Grants 
  • Organize Youth Fundraising (Carwashes, Supermarkets, Cash Register Collections, etc.)
  • Webmaster

Specific Goods or Services Needed for the Campaign

  • Printing
  • Computer (preferably a laptop), printer

Ten Rules for Being a Good Fundraiser

  1. Ask for a gift, don't wait. Another will ask if you don't.
  2. Be professional and look professional.
  3. Be accountable - personally, and for your nonprofit.
  4. Be honest. Listen to your heart; it's more honest than your mind.
  5. Speak with conviction for your cause.
  6. If you can't, recruit someone who can.
  7. A prospect is simply a donor without motivation. You provide motivation.
  8. A donor is a fundraiser who has yet to share their conviction with a friend. Ask them to.
  9. A good fundraiser, then, is a friendly motivator. It's that simple.
  10. A successful fundraiser has thick skin, a soft heart, exceptional hearing, a quick mind, a slow tongue and no shame - at least when it comes to asking for a gift!


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