Welcome {{firstName}},

We are so excited to have you on the Queen Bee court!

As you count down the days until the campaign launches, I wanted to share a few tips to help you plan your campaign.

First, ask your employer or family members who work to ask for an up-front matching gift. Research indicates that 84% of people say they are more likely to give if you have a match that doubles the impact of their gift. If you acquire sponsors, matching donors, or corporate matches, please send those along with a logo from the company or the full name (if not anonymous), so we can add their name or logo and the match message to your fundraising page.
Start gathering email and direct mail addresses in an Excel or Google Workbook file with the names in column A, address in column B, city in column C, State in Column D and Zip code in column E.
Follow your letters with a personal ask in person if at all possible and an email reminder. People often say to themselves, "Yes, I want to give to this cause," set the letter aside and forget about it. Your reminders will increase the gift amount.
Set a date for an in-house party; tell them up front that you are raising money for a homeless shelter for families with children and a domestic violence shelter. You will explain it all at the dinner. If you or your significant other, parent, or a sibling has business contacts, ask them to invite their contacts to give to your campaign or to host a dinner with drinks and food so you can make the ask at the dinner.

Next week, watch for a text and email from me to arrange a time to get your print materials to you and to share your bio and fundraising page so you can send the edits you'd like to see.

If you have questions or ideas, don't hesitate to call, text or email me.

Cell: (316) 644-7636
Work (direct line): (316) 202-0621
Email: cflippo@catholiccharitieswichita.org

Bless you and good luck,

Chris Flippo
Director of Development

Queen Bee 2024 Campaign