Development
Accomplishments and Productivity FY’ 16
Key Findings
Stats, facts and trends in higher education fundraising:
• Of the $2.1 billion donated to education, $1.6 billion went to higher education
• Donors to education increasingly support capital purposes over current operations at higher education institutions in 2014
• 10,000 Americans turn 65 everyday, by 2030 one in five Americans will be 65 or older
• Corporate Philanthropy has grown for 56% percent of companies between 2012 and 2014
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Corporate giving increased by more than 10% for 42% of companies
Stats, facts and trends in higher education fundraising:
Understanding and Connecting to the Boomers
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Most financially stable retired generation in U.S. history
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Most educated retired generation
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Seek experiences and connections
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Ready to tell their story – leave a legacy
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Brand loyal – with high expectations
Stats, facts and trends in higher education fundraising:
Understanding and Connecting to companies:
• For the second straight year, Education (K-12 and Higher Education) was the most popular funding area for
the average company (29%), slightly ahead of Health and Social Services (25%).
• 85% of companies are measuring and tracking the societal outcomes and/or impacts of their investments and
starting to use to the data to inform their core programs.
• The business case for giving is aligned with research on purpose-driven, long-term performance
• The volunteer program company-wide day of service is voted the most successful volunteer program
• Among companies making international contributions in 2013, the average company gave 21% of its total
giving budget to recipients outside its headquarters country.
Stats, facts and trends in higher education fundraising:
Future Success for WIU requires:
* Active cultivation and specific stewardship plans
* Strong relationships with local community of Businesses and Alumni
* Access to basic information (emails, address, cell phones)
Ten Commandments of Town and Gown Relationships
Stephen M. Gavazzi Dean and director of The Ohio State University at
Mansfield
Creating an engaging relationship with its
surrounding community can and should be a part of a
public university's mission.
Ten Commandments of Town and Gown Relationships
•Town-Gown Commandment #1: Thou shall give high-priority to efforts that build more harmonious
relationships between campus and community members.
•Town-Gown Commandment #2: Thou shall not miscalculate the time involved in developing and
maintaining harmonious campus-community relationships.
•Town-Gown Commandment #3: Thou shall honor your campus and community partners.
•Town-Gown Commandment #4: Thou shall seek win-win outcomes wherever and whenever possible in
campus-community interactions.
•Town-Gown Commandment #5: Thou shall remember that students are the most important point of
connection between campus and community.
•Town-Gown Commandment #6: Thou shall know the power of your alumni, especially those living in
communities immediately surrounding the campus.
•Town-Gown Commandment #7: Thou shall respect the notion that faculty members represent the face of
both campus and community.
•Town-Gown Commandment #8: Thou shall appreciate the history of the campus-community relationship
you inherited.
•Town-Gown Commandment #9: Thou shall continuously assess the present state of the relationship
between campus and community representatives.
•Town-Gown Commandment #10: Thou shall leave the campus-community relationship in better shape
than you found it.
FY’ 16 WIU-QC Development Results
Donor name
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
AmeriCorps 2015-16
Hunt and Diane Harris
Foundation
Brissman Family Foundation
Doris and Victor Day Foundation
Lowell N. Johnson Charitable
Trust
RIA Federal Credit Union
3M Foundation
Goldstein Family Foundation
Annual Fund Campaign staff and
Faculty at WIU-QC
Museum Studies Alumni Annual
Fund
Total
Amount
$161,000
$ 99,700
$ 25,000
Supports
Engineering Lab Enhancements at WIU-QC
WIU-QC students Early Childhood Literacy
Artwork Enhancements at WIU-QC
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
$ 21,000
Endowed Scholarships for Milan, IL residents
Need based scholarships at WIU-QC incl. AmeriCorps
Endowed Scholarships – need based
$ 8,500
$ 5,000
$ 5,000
$18,250
COBT Scholarships and Student Guidebooks
Engineering scholarships at WIU-QC
Internships for WIU-QC Students
Scholarships, program and operating funds at WIU-QC
$ 740
For student internships
$394,190
FY 2015-16 Pending Major Gifts
AT&T PACERS Grant - $250,000
AmeriCorps 2016-17 - $207,000
AT&T Accelerator - $100,000
SCRA Foundation - $15,000
The Moline Foundation - $10,000
• Total Pending $582,000
Other Essential 2015-16 Funding:
* $82,500 awarded in student scholarships
* $16,400 WIU-QC Faculty, Staff and Administrators
* $3,900 Minority Scholarship
* $740 from Museum Studies Alumni targeted request
Donor Stewardship:
Upcoming Donor Stewardship
Upcoming Donor Stewardship
Upcoming Donor Stewardship Event
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust - $161,000 Lab Enhancements
Upcoming Donor Stewardship
Rocky’s Outdoor Arrival
Tuesday, May 3
Additional Fundraising Initiatives and Activities
Annual Fund donor acquisition mailings
to more than 4,500 WIU-QC Alumni
Includes specific requests from alumni and students associated with the
College of Education, LEJA, COBT and Class of 2015 graduates
Additional Fundraising Initiatives and Activities
“Western Challenge”
April 28th
Entirely electronic campaign with matching fund
opportunities throughout the day, along with donor
stories and smaller matching challenges.
Corporate Partnership Initiative
What we are learning…
 Opportunities for student internships
 Employee Tuition programs underutilized
 Most want hybrid learning models
 Cohort education opportunities
 Proud of WIU-QC campus, want to be involved
Our Future is Bright!
Thank YOU!