Building Up and Coaching Your Community College Advancement Team-Tool 3

Tool 3 – CCAF Board Engagement Plan

Pdf Summary

The CCA Foundation Board Member Engagement Plan for 2025-2026 outlines expectations and opportunities to support the foundation’s mission to help CCA students earn college credentials. Board members’ active participation and personal contributions are emphasized as vital to advancing student success. Key engagement areas include attending board meetings (goal of five per year), introducing donors (goal of two), and serving on committees such as Executive, Development, Scholarship, Finance, Audit, and Board Engagement.<br /><br />Volunteer opportunities are varied and span throughout the year: thanking donors, reading scholarship applications, conducting scholarship interviews, mentoring students, and participating in events like the Scholarship Breakfast (October), Colorado Gives Day (November/December), Student Success Awards (April), and career fairs. Additional cultural and community events, such as theatrical productions and fashion shows, offer more avenues for involvement.<br /><br />Board members are encouraged to reflect on their giving intentions—considering the amount they wish to donate, potential increases over previous years, impactful outcomes to support, timing, and preferred methods (e.g., check, online, stock). The plan prompts members to identify their network of potential donors—family, friends, colleagues, civic groups—and prioritize those with access, belief, and capacity to give.<br /><br />Important dates for meetings and events are scheduled throughout the academic year, including sessions at the Centennial Campus and the CCAF Conference Room. Board members are prompted to develop personalized engagement plans, detailing their contributions, committee involvement, and resources needed for full participation.<br /><br />Overall, this plan fosters a proactive, collaborative approach, encouraging board members to maximize their influence through both volunteer service and philanthropic support to advance CCA Foundation’s impact on student credential attainment.

Keywords

CCA Foundation

Board Member Engagement

Student Success

Scholarship Programs

Volunteer Opportunities

Donor Relations

Committee Participation

Philanthropic Support

Student Credential Attainment

Community Events