FUNDING FOR FREE CLINICS

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FUNDING FOR FREE CLINICS

• Cheryl Christian
• Good News Clinics
• Gainesville, GA

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Todays session

• Developing a fundraising plan
• Choosing methods of funding
• Sharing your ideas, questions

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Developing a broad base of support will ensure
viability of your organization

• More donors more opportunities for your clinic

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Develop a fundraising plan

• Create fundraising materials
• Mission statement/history
• How donors can help
• Method for measuring success

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Stating your needs

• Donors give for many reasons social
  responsibility, politics, career interests,
  religious beliefs
• Any request should be direct, action oriented,
  concise
• State your need, offer solution, define how donor
  can be part of solution
• Thank the donor for considering your request

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Annual and Capital Campaigns

• Determine your need
• Decide which type of campaign will best help you
  meet this need
• Plan
• Set a goal
• Determine methods
• Choose leadership

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Types of funding

• Foundations
• Community Donors
• Special Events
• Government grants
• Local, state, federal
• In kind/reduced costs

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Foundations

• Consider joining Nonprofit Resource Center
• Attend training on grant writing
• Foundation Directory
• Develop your story
• What are your goals/outcomes
• Example per patient cost compared to
  nonemergent care in ER at your local hospital

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Community Donors

• Businesses
• Who employees your patients
• Individuals
• Dont forget your patients
• Volunteers
• Board members and their contacts
• Churches
• Include womens and men's groups, as well as
  church budgets
• Civic Organizations
• Volunteers and board members as contacts

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Signature Event

• Calculate the cost of the event, time required of
  board and staff, projected income and the value
  of outreach into community
• Consider nonevents
• Letter writing to a list created by board members
  with hand written note added by board member

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In kind donations

• Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs
• Local physicians for sample medications,
  equipment, supplies
• Local hospital for donations or ability to
  purchase items at their cost
• Reduced costs
• MedShare
• Council Connections

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Public Relations Plan

• Keep your name on communitys mind
• Develop a logo that is easily recognized
• Use PSAs on your radio stations
• Develop a relationship with your local paper
• Create a speakers bureau
• Consider developing a video to share your story
• Mail a newsletter to all volunteers, donors on a
  regular basis, include a request for supportyear
  end contacts are important

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Sharing by participants

• Great ideas
• Warningswhat did not work
• Questionshas anyone ever?