Get Ready for a Capital or Comprehensive Campaign!
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
CLU Oxnard Campus
2201 Outlet Center Drive, Oxnard, CA 93036
Individual Members: $0
Organizational Members: $0
Non-Members: $55
About this event
A Capital or Comprehensive Campaign is an exciting and important undertaking in the life of a nonprofit organization! But is your organization ready? Do you have the organizational capacity to support this effort? Are your staff and volunteers ready to take on this major project? How will a campaign impact your organization’s operations? These are critical questions, among others, that you need to evaluate prior to launching a campaign.
Learn from two fundraising champions in our region, both past AFP Fundraiser of the Year awardees. Becca Merrell, Executive Vice President at Netzel Grigsby Associates will lead this workshop to help you analyze your organization’s readiness and discuss the necessary preparation steps, based on her experience with many nonprofit organizations. Joining her in this session will be Anne Paul King, Executive Director of the Ventura College Foundation. Anne is in the silent phase of a major comprehensive campaign and will share some of her experiences and advice. Get ready to launch a capital or comprehensive campaign!
Workshop participants will gain:
- Clear understanding of the elements of successful campaigns and the role that readiness plays.
- Clear understanding of the key elements that impact campaign success.
- Evaluation of participant’s organizational readiness.
- Steps to improve readiness.
This workshop is appropriate for those with some nonprofit fundraising experience, including board members, development directors and executive directors.
Faculty
Anne Paul King
Anne Paul King, executive director of the Ventura College Foundation (VCF), collaborates with the VCF Board to ensure the success of Ventura College students and programs. She’s devoted to opening doors to opportunity by breaking down financial barriers so students can pursue their educational dreams. She believes in the power of a community college education to transform student’s lives and to meet the needs of the Ventura County workforce and economy.
With over 33 years in the nonprofit sector, King oversees the foundation’s $3.7 million annual budget and $29.6 million in assets by building a solid donor base for direct student support, vital resources, and campus initiatives to support student dreams.
Under King’s leadership, the foundation distributed $809,995 in direct support to over 5,000 students during the 2022-2023 academic year and another $1.17 million to 68 Ventura College programs across 16 departments and divisions. Scholarships, the VC Promise, VC Basic Needs, textbook and equipment support and other programs increase access to education, eliminate equity gaps, and empower all students to succeed.
A 20+ year Ventura County resident, Anne Paul King is a dedicated advocate for education. She has worked as a volunteer and professional to help all students strive to reach their educational goals and achieve success. By strengthening the county’s educational assistance opportunities, she has empowered a generation of students to not only achieve educational success but to secure fulfilling careers that strengthen their families and our community.
King was a founding member of the Conejo Schools Foundation. She assisted Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, with multiple fundraising campaigns that have allowed the church to repair, renovate, and add to its facilities while strengthening programs.
King is a Vice-President of the Network for California Community College Foundations, a member of Downtown Ventura Rotary, and an Advisory Committee Member for New Art City Theatre, a nonprofit based in Ventura. She served for five years on CLU’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership, Program Design Committee. She was named the AFP Santa Barbara/Ventura Professional Fundraiser of the Year in 2019.
Rebecca "Becca" Merrell
Executive Vice President
Becca Merrell is an executive vice president for Netzel Grigsby Associates. She works with a wide variety of nonprofit organizations, among them environmental groups, health and human services, educational institutions, religious organizations, and youth services, guiding them to achieve their goals.
Becca believes that empowering nonprofit volunteers and staff with tools and knowledge will ensure long-term organizational stability. Her extensive knowledge has been valuable in creating and implementing dynamic programs to fund services, while helping donors enjoy their giving.
Becca has partnered with nonprofits in fundraising and planning to impact communities. She has secured significant dollars and exceeded goals on important fundraising campaigns. Those who have benefitted from her expertise include Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, Casa Pacifica Center for Children and Families, Community Environmental Council, French Hospital Medical Center Foundation, Pacific Wildlife Care, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Zoo, and Stuart C. Gildred YMCA in Santa Ynez.
Becca is an advisory board member and workshop facilitator for the Center for Nonprofit has also served as a member of the faculty of CLU’s Executive Skills for Church Leaders program. Active in the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Becca is a member of the San Luis Obispo Chapter and is a past president of the Santa Barbara/Ventura Counties Chapter, where she was selected as Fundraiser of the Year in 2008.
Becca earned her bachelor’s degree in from California State University, Northridge, graduating summa cum laude.