Thank Yous
Introduce self & expertise with subject
Takeaways / Introduce Consultants
It starts with you
How I got into fundraising / Half head of lettuce
Introduce STRATX & My relationship with STRATX
Why simulations? / Clients?
Explain what is meant by a “blue ocean” and a “red ocean.”
Hand out red noses
Many of us by nature are apprehensive about change. So I refer to it as “renewal” in mixed company. Change is the way we keep up with the world.
Innovation w/out a commercially successful endeavor is not innovation. It is experimentation. Or change for change’s sake.
Researchers: Stewart, Black and Gregorson
Do you have a strategic plan? Did you have a contingency plan based on the outcome of November’s election?
-POTUS and Congress to push for a sweeping tax overhaul in 2017
-His plans will become more clear once he releases his budget in February or March
The second bullet is very important. We’ll find out how much tax incentives matter to donors – especially those we think are primarily motivated to make a difference.
--In 1986 Congress passed a massive overhaul that cut rates dramatically.
--Donations rose in 1986 as many donors rushed to make gifts by the end of the year.
--1986, the tax cuts didn’t stimulate NEW gifts. Nor did the tax cuts stimulate gifts from NEW donors.
--Donations fell in 1987.
--Without the existing tax breaks, the tax benefit for giving will drop. For ex: a person pledging $1m a year for 5 years will pay an additional $330k.
--The article suggests that any of these measures will depress giving by 4.5% to 9% the first year.
--So talk to your donors now to accelerate their giving to lock in favorable tax benefits
-How would this affect your organization?
Budget détente: caps on federal spending were apportioned equally between defense and nondefense programs.
Budget détente: caps on federal spending were apporitioned equally between defense and nondefense programs.
Some Rs do NOT agree with their leadership on one or more of these issues
- Part of the tax code since 1954
Prohibits tax-exempt orgs from endorsing or campaigning for political candidates
Opponents think it would lead to a proliferation of churches and 501c3 groups being created with purely political aims.
- Part of the tax code since 1954
Prohibits tax-exempt orgs from endorsing or campaigning for political candidates
Opponents think it would lead to a proliferation of churches and 501c3 groups being created with purely political aims.
A couple of years after 911, the number of 501c3s had doubled. Not all of them acted legally or ethically.
- You are now competing for with these groups for the interest, linkages and donations of your existing and prospective donors.
He’s talking about Leadership.
He’s talking about Leadership.
- Necessity is the mother of invention.
- Thomas Edison: Innovation is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
Hold up book
STRATX created the BOS simulation to foster innovation.
Such innovations included digital music vs. record companies, the internet vs. newspapers, ebooks vs. publishing, online education on traditional schools, new drugs, biopharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Such innovations included digital music vs. record companies, the internet vs. newspapers, ebooks vs. publishing, online education on traditional schools, new drugs, biopharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
-- The strategic sequence refers to thinking through items in order, beginning with buyer or donor utility
-- People can learn how to think innovatively and practice applying their innovations in a risk-free, non-threatening environment.
--Participants are assembled in cross-functional teams to spur creativity which may lead to innovative thinking
--Explain what they’re doing
Think of an Xbox game controller
This is where participants shop for the best ideas
This is a pitch by one team for its ideas
Both the circus and traditional theaters were on hard times for a variety of factors
CDS did not try to be all things to all people
These were Cirques “Key Factors of Competition”
Their vision statement: “A fun and simple wine to be enjoyed every day.”
Their strategy: to make a wine for non-wine drinkers
Who are your customers and noncustomers? Who are your donors and non-donors? What are your 4 functions?
Who are your customers and noncustomers? Who are your donors and non-donors? What are your 4 functions?
A CQI program will help you manage change and innovation