Members of the Nonprofit Endowment Cohort meet over eight months, from September through April. Rose Community Foundation staff supports the group and facilitates its meetings. All meetings held at Rose Community Foundation unless otherwise noted.
2019-2020 Schedule
September 2019 Cohort, 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Sept. 5, 2019 | Orientation / Introduction to Endowments
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. (please note that this session is 30 minutes longer than the others)
Oct. 3, 2019 | The Case Statement: Your Role as an Essential Community Resource; Gifts that Build Endowments
Nov. 7, 2019 | Marketing, Communications and Donor Stewardship
Nov. – Dec. 2019 | Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
Jan. 23, 2020 | Making the Ask: The Art of Solicitation
Feb. 20, 2020 | Gift Acceptance and Endowment Building Policies
March, 2020 | Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
April 16, 2020 | Presentations by participating organizations: Sustaining the Momentum to Build Your Endowment and Ensure Your Mission for the Future
May 7, 2020 | Cohort Completion Celebration!
Location and time TBD
September 2019 Cohort, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 5, 2019 | Orientation / Introduction to Endowments
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (please note that this session is 30 minutes longer than the others)
Oct. 3, 2019 | The Case Statement: Your Role as an Essential Community Resource; Gifts that Build Endowments
Nov. 7, 2019 | Marketing, Communications and Donor Stewardship
Nov. – Dec. 2019 | Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
Jan. 23, 2020 | Making the Ask: The Art of Solicitation
Feb. 20, 2020 | Gift Acceptance and Endowment Building Policies
March, 2020 | Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
April 16, 2020 | Presentations by participating organizations: Sustaining the Momentum to Build Your Endowment and Ensure Your Mission for the Future
May 7, 2020 | Cohort Completion Celebration!
Location and time TBD
January 2020 Cohort, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Jan. 30, 2020 | Orientation / Introduction to Endowments
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (please note that this session is 30 minutes longer than the others)
Feb. 27, 2020 | The Case Statement: Your Role as an Essential Community Resource; Gifts that Build Endowments
March 26, 2020 | Marketing, Communications and Donor Stewardship
March – April 2020| Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
April 30, 2020 | Making the Ask: The Art of Solicitation
May 28, 2020 | Gift Acceptance and Endowment Building Policies
June, 2020 | Individual coaching sessions with member organizations
June 25, 2020 | Presentations by participating organizations: Sustaining the Momentum to Build Your Endowment and Ensure Your Mission for the Future
June 25, 2020 | Cohort Completion Celebration!
Location and time TBD
