Gala Sponsorhip toward Campaign Pledge

Heidy Rodriguez 2

Hi RE Community, 



My organization is currently in the 2nd year of a Capital Campaign and we are also celebrating 25 years with a Gala at the end of this year (FY16). 

Do any of you have any tips on how I can book a sponsorship pledge toward the Gala that will also go toward the Campaign commtment? This is for a Board Member who made a 5-year Campaign Commitment  of $250K (in FY15), he wants his $10K Gala Sponsorship to go toward the Campaign. 



Your helpful tips are welcome.... 



-H



 

Christine Cooke 2

A couple of questions.  Have you had any discussions with your Finance department in order to see if they have any requirements?

Is the Gala part of the Capital Campaign or does it just happen to fall in the midst of the campaign?

Is the $10k sponsorship part of the already committed $250K please to Capital or is an additional pledge commitment?



My strategy would be to have Funds for the Gala, if you don't already.  I would then enter the newest commitment split between Gala Sponsor and the Capital.  Or if you have a Special Events Funds that are utilized for big one-time things like the 25th Anniversary, with the agreement of Finance, you could use that.



If your donor is changing up the $250k commitment, I would make an Adjustment to the original pledge and allocate the sponsorship amount to that event.