1. Think in terms of fund development rather than fundraising.
2. Individuals should be your primary targets for securing support.
A handy worksheet that lists ten essential elements of an effective fundraising letter, and allows you to rate how well your letter fulfills each element, is available in PDF format below.
By Pamela W. Person
President/Chair
Elisabeth MacNamara
2782 Glenbriar Drive
Atlanta, GA 30345
Email: EMacNamara@lwv.org
1st Vice President/Chair
Janis McMillen
10104 Hemlock
Overland Park, KS 66212
Email: jkmcmillen@kc.rr.com;
In 2005 the League of Women Voters in partnership with the National Council of Women of Kenya began a two-year program to strengthen democracy and democratic practices in Kenya. Kenyans Working Together for Good Governance: Civil Society, Government, and Members of Parliament was designed to ignite an effective engagement among members of parliament, appointed district commissioners, and members of local civil society groups. The League and the National Council began working together in 1999 during the League's program Woman Power in Politics: Building Grassroots Democracy in Africa.
The national League board recognizes that fulfilling the requirements alone does not assure a smooth-running and viable League and that Leagues that employ certain practices that both enhance and supplement the requirements are usually the more successful Leagues.
The following is a listing of “best practices” as demonstrated by Leagues of different sizes and geographic locations. This is by no means a comprehensive list; rather, it is meant to be a way of sharing techniques for running a League successfully.
The LWVUS bylaws state that the national League board “may grant full local League recognition to groups that have fulfilled the requirements of their state boards and those adopted by the national convention. These requirements are to be seen within the framework of the League’s mission statement and are to serve as a continuing gauge of a League’s health and wellbeing.
ORAL STATEMENT
NANCY TATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES
on
The Role of the Election Assistance Commission regarding
ORAL STATEMENT
NANCY TATE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES
on
The Role of the Election Assistance Commission regarding
After traveling to Yerevan to attend the international conference "The Role of NGOs in the Public Policy Process" and after listening to the needs identified by local participants, the League submitted in August 2007 a concept paper recommending that local Armenian nongovernmental organizations be coached on effective advocacy skills.