Maximize Your Board's Capacity and Impact-Board Member Engagement Plan 2024-2025 (CCAF)

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The CCA Foundation Board Member Engagement Plan for 2024-2025 is designed to encourage active participation and support in advancing the mission of the Foundation to help more students earn college credentials. Board members are thanked for their vital contributions and reminded that their involvement has a meaningful impact.<br /><br />Engagement opportunities for board members include attending up to five board meetings, making two donor introductions, serving on committees (Executive, Development, Scholarship, Finance & Investment, Board Engagement and Recruitment), and participating in volunteer events such as donor thank-you calls, reading scholarship applications, interviewing candidates, mentoring, and assisting at scholarship breakfasts, graduations, career fairs, and other campus events.<br /><br />Key dates for meetings and events are listed, including board meetings at Lowry and CentreTech campuses throughout the year, and special events such as the Scholarship Breakfast (October), Colorado Gives Day (December), Holiday Social (December), Scholars Graduation (April), and Commencement (May). Other opportunities include attending cultural shows, student mixers, and community galas or engaging with other colleges.<br /><br />Board members are encouraged to consider personal financial contributions with suggested goals to increase their gift by 10-20% over the previous year. Questions to guide members include how much they want to give, timing, method of giving (check, online, stock), and what outcomes they wish to support.<br /><br />Members are also prompted to identify potential donor prospects from their networks (friends, family, peers, civic organizations, professionals) using the ABC test (Access, Belief, Capacity) to prioritize outreach.<br /><br />The plan provides space for members to outline their personal engagement goals, gift intentions, committee involvement, key contacts, and any support needed to fully participate in advancing the Foundation’s impact for FY 2025.

Asset Caption

A customizable template that helps board members outline individual advancement activities over the course of a year.

Keywords

CCA Foundation

Board Member Engagement

2024-2025 Plan

Student Scholarships

Board Meetings

Donor Introductions

Committee Service

Volunteer Events

Financial Contributions

Donor Prospecting