Applications are being sought for ACUHO-I Foundation volunteers
Nominations should be sent to fbnominations@acuho-i.org.
Position descriptions and committee involvement opportunities are listed below.
Who We Are: The purpose of the ACUHO-I Foundation is to operate exclusively for charitable and educational purposes in support of the activities of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International which includes the fund development for projects, publications, programs, and workshops that will support the philosophies, purposes and goals of ACUHO-I, and to engage in any lawful act, activity or business in support of those activities.
Foundation Board Structure: The ACUHO-I Foundation Board is currently being restructured to expand opportunities and increase efficiencies. Under the new structure, the Foundation Board of Trustees will consist of seven appointed members, the vice-president of the association, and the ACUHO-I Executive Director (ex-officio). The appointed members include a chair-elect (who progresses through the chair and past-chair appointment for a 3-year term); secretary (1-year term); treasurer (2-year term); vice chair Foundation Cabinet ( 2-year term); and vice-chair Development Committees (2-year term). To stagger the two vice chair positions, so that one is appointed every year, the vice chair of the Foundation Cabinet will be an initial one year term. A diagram of this new system is here.
Additional volunteer opportunities are available to assist the ACUHO-I Foundation Board in meeting its fundraising goals. Foundation Cabinet members represent each of ACUHO-I’s regions and associations that have a formal affiliation agreement. These positions are appointed by their respective region. Development Committees are teams that target their efforts for specific fundraising initiatives such as cultivating major donors and supporting the ACUHO-I Foundation booth at the conference. See below for descriptions of available positions and the related responsibilities.
Committee Volunteers
Committee Volunteer Application
The ACUHO-I Foundation is seeking individuals interested in joining one of our development committees. We are identify individuals interested in an annual appointment to a committee for a period of one year, starting January 1, 2010.
What Makes a Successful Volunteer?
- A sincere interest in helping ACUHO-I advance its fundraising efforts.
- Connections to ACUHO-I members and corporate partners
- Previous fundraising experience is helpful, but not required.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Committees will meet via conference call to develop committee goals and strategies. These calls are anticipated to be held approximately monthly, depending on the time of year.
- Face-to-face meetings will also be scheduled for each committee at (or immediately preceding) the ACUHO-I Annual Conference & Exposition for those members who are in attendance. E-mail and other technology resources will also be used to assist the committees in accomplishing their goals.
- Committees will develop and implement strategies to raise funds to support the association.
- Committee members, as good stewards of the Foundation, will contribute an annual personal donation at whatever level they are comfortable with.
Committees seeking members:
ACE Committee (10-15 members)
- Coordinates fundraising efforts at ACE
- Coordinates an energizer prior to the conference for all Foundation volunteers to motivate each committee’s fundraising efforts at ACE
- Coordinates Parthenon Reception, including invites
- Works with the Program Committee to coordinate fundraising efforts around keynote speaker
- Must plan to attend the Annual Conference to serve on this committee Silent Auction Committee (10-20 members)
- Coordinates the Foundation Booth at ACE
- Solicits auction items and makes a personal donation of an auction item.
- Develops strategies to maximize fundraising efforts through the booth.
- Must plan to attend ACE to serve on this committee.
- Coordinate with Annual Giving Committee any ACE fundraising efforts
Corporate Committee (5-10 members)
- Solicits gifts from corporate members
- Reviews corporate giving levels and suggests changes where appropriate
- Works with the Central Office and the Exhibits Committee to coordinate giving levels and sponsorships, where appropriate · Strives to increase corporate participation at each giving level
- Solicits corporate major donors, including renewal process with existing major donors
- Develops and implements stewardship plans for corporate donors
- Coordinates CHO reception at ACE
Major Gifts (1-5 members)
- Oversees the individual major gift program
- Reviews major giving levels and suggests changes where appropriate
- May solicit major gifts, including renewal process with existing major donors
- Develops and implements stewardship plans for major donors
Annual Giving (1-5 members)
- Oversees fundraising efforts by means not used by any other committee
- Develops strategies to build fundraising efforts with members who do not regularly attend ACE
- Oversee end-of-year campaign, and implements other campaigns as warranted
- Develops and implements stewardship plans for annual donors
E-mail your nomination application