FY 2015 - 2016 Volunteer Calendar
MONTH
Any Time
WHAT CAN I DO?
WHAT'S THE SMITH FUND STAFF
DOING?
Check out The Smith Fund Volunteers Calendar
resource to learn about college related events near you.
Think about how you might use these to encourage
donations and participation.
Visit Smith's news site so that you can share up-to-date
college information with your contacts.
Outreach to assigned contacts.
Use social media to promote any Smith Fund news or
giving challenges.
Thinking of creative ways to reach donors, boost
participation, and help our volunteers succeed.
Thank anybody who's given so far.
September - November
Outreach to assigned contacts.
Mailing appeals to non-donor alumnae
Special outreach to reunion years.
Student phonathon.
Use the upcoming tax- year-end as an inspiration for
your contacts who haven't given yet.
Mailing calendar year-end appeals in mail and email.
Revisit your list of contacts. Reach out to people who
haven't given yet.
Thank you e-mails to donors, Reunion Class appeals.
December
January
February
We love our donors. Call up to say "thanks" to people
who've given!
Look over your updated contact sheets and start
connecting to non-donors.
Mailed appeal to non-donors.
Student phonathon.
March - April
Prime time for reunion fundraising! Especially those
who've registered but not yet given.
Reunion, reunion, reunion! Student phonathon
continues.
Keep connecting with non-reunion non-donors too.
May
Prime time for reunion fundraising! Especially those
who've registered but not yet given.
"Last chance" mailed appeal to non-reunion
alumnae. Reunion mailing for reunion years.
June
Use social media to promote any Smith Fund news or
giving challenges.
Help Smith Fund staff follow up with anyone who's
pledged but not yet paid.
Fiscal year end, mostly e-mail appeals.
Phone calls to non-donors. Following up with
pledgers who haven't paid yet.
July
Thank all your donors and share your results!
Communicate year end results and reports to donors.