User:Alisonsage/Fundraising

OUTLINE: A. GENERAL DEFINITION OF FUNDRAISING

    1. IRS definition of 501(c)(3)
    2. Different organs
        a. Fundraising Organizations
        b. Religious Groups
        c. Endowments & Foundations
        d. Political Action Committees
        e. Small, grass-roots efforts
            1. School Events
            2. Community Special Needs (i.e. clothing & food banks)
            3. Persons with needs (i.e. victims of accidents)

B. HISTORY OF FUNDRAISING

     1. Research this. Certainly must be a notable timeline of some sort.

C. MISSION STATEMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

     1. Defining the purpose and clarifying the goals or eligibility
     2. Grant writing and solicitation of funds
     3. General "rule of thumb:"
          a. How much does an organization keep for salaries and how much does it actually
              spend on its intended mission?

D. HOW TO FIND INFORMATION

     1. Watchdog groups who rate fundraising organizations
     2. Annual "blue book" listing all foundations in America
     3. Research info about PACs. Where are they listed?

E. WHEN A GOOD IDEA GOES BAD

     1. A brief history of notables who went down the money chute
     2. PACS and the continual debate