How Fundraising Works - Subbu Mukkamala and Sivaprasad Pandyaram
There are four important aspects of fundraising logistics. They are:
1 Engaging the Donors
Anyone who is receiving a donation form a donor must always ask these questions of the donor:
- Would you like you to be anonymous? If you say yes, donor name will not be displayed
- First Name, Last Name
- Email, Telephone Number (Mobile)
Always thank the donor sincerely with love and respect.
2 Receiving Donation forms at the donation desk
- First ask, "Is it for table money?" - If so, give it to Jayashree Vedamurthy for accounting
- Is the donation toward Project Sponsorship? If so, give it to Harini Madhusudan
- Commitment - Project Name, Amount
- Donation - Project Name, Amount
- Payment Options - Cash, Check and Credit Card Management
- Give all Checks or Cash to Anuradha, Alka for accouting purposes
- Credit Card payments will be managed by Mythili Iyer
3 Update in Google Docs for Project level funding information
Each donation will be enterd into spreadsheet by the project by the following people:
- Chinmaya University - Madhusudhan
- Chinmaya Ramdoot - Sathya Koteeswaran
- Chinmaya Vrindavan - Nivedita Sridhar
- Other Projects - Nivedita Sridhar
4 Real Time Information - Managing interfacing with the on-stage displays
- Gajanan and Madhusudan will manage interfacing with stage for Project level summary
- Subbu Mukkamala will setup the spreadsheets required for all the projects