"Fundraising is the
art of maintaining relationships, and GiftWorks makes that easy," says the
volunteer fund director of this organization.
In 2005-07, the Middletown
(Ohio) Senior Citizens
Center conducted a fund
drive and built a new, state-of-the-art facility. But there was not an on-going campaign to
support the facility. As a recent
retiree, I volunteered to help establish a development department to conduct an
annual campaign. In the past, as a
college administrator, I had done fund raising, but I had never operated a
software program. Upon the
recommendation of a professional, I purchased GiftWorks. And I am glad I did! I downloaded the manual and set up the
program. At every step I found it easy
to use, and there was always support available from GiftWorks if I needed it. After two or three weeks, we were up and
running.
To make a long story short, we have been
able to raise over $70,000 since I began in November, 2008, and I am very proud
of that. All of my records are neat, up
to date, and easy to manage. Fundraising
is the art of maintaining relationships, and GiftWorks makes that easy.
The mission of the Middletown
(Ohio) Area Senior
Center is to serve
maturing men and women by addressing those needs and interests that contribute
to their continuing health, employment, and independence. In the current economic atmosphere we need to
help support our senior citizens, many of whom are quite vulnerable. As it turned out, the increased need for
home-delivered meals, transportation, in-home care and other programs operated
by the Center have caused membership to triple in one year to 2300
members. An increasing number of persons
over 60 years of age has placed a heavy burden on services, and the Center
needs to fund vital programs for the elderly.
An on-going annual campaign maintained and supported by our GiftWorks
Program will help make that possible. I
have been more than happy to recommend GiftWorks to other organizations with
which I am familiar.
