• Three hundred and forty staff went through the Personal Donor Development Coaching program with a total fundraising goal of $8,244,957 — a $1,424,157 increase from 2018. We also had 236 staff attend our 2019 Symposiums — a 14.5% increase. Being new to Young Life staff, I had the opportunity to go through the Coaching Program. The program gave me a biblical view of personal fundraising and the tools to achieve my fundraising target. • We recently launched the 20/20 Coaching Program — a yearlong pilot for staff working in Hard-to-Fund areas — areas that have not historically had networks of donors supporting their ministry work. • We’ve titled the new Young Life philosophy of donor engagement, Relationship-Centered Engagement. So far, we’ve trained 1,328 staff and committees missionwide. • Field Development continues to offer support to areas across the nation with in-person trainings, conference calls and personalized financial reports.
Development Services
“The monthly [financial health] reports are very, very valuable! I use it to quickly review finances, so I can have data-informed conversations with my regional directors, enabling us to create plans. It also allows you and me to determine the best follow-up plans with each regional director and area (if necessary).”
Jamie Efaw, Vice President
— Lindsey Patchell, senior vice president, Northwestern Division
Two areas that fall under Development Services are Field Development and Foundation and Corporate Relations. The Foundation and Corporate Relations department pursues foundations and institutional funders in order to assist ministries, campaigns and initiatives across the mission reach their growth goals while Field Development focuses on the sustainable financial health of the field.
Foundation and Corporate Relations
Field Development Field Development has seen a lot of change and growth this year. We ended January 2020 with 94.58% of U.S. areas in surplus compared to 92.96% in January 2019.
Our team is grateful to serve in ministry through our foundation research, funding strategies, grant reporting and writing of compelling stories about changed lives when the gospel is heard. • Our strategy for FY20 involves a concerted effort within the department to focus on the major institutional funders for the larger gifts. • We continue to assist the field through online trainings and grant writing tutorials as they pursue the smaller foundations in their community. • As of January 31, 2020, we have received $14,576,655 from foundations. • We are well on our way to exceeding the FY19 total foundation giving of $45,000,000 by the end of FY20.
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