Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges

GRADUATE SCHOOL
Pioneer Avenue, General Santos City
www.rmmc.edu.ph

Name: SHIENA MAE B. GENON Score: ________________

Topic: IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES - COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING

Reporter: JANNIE GAY M. MENDOZA

Answer the following questions.

1. What is community fundraising?

Community fundraising refers to the process of raising funds or financial

resources from a group of individuals within a specific community for a particular cause
or project. This can include local initiatives, events, or campaigns that aim to gather
financial support from community members to meet a specific goal or address a
particular need.

One of the key aspects of community fundraising is that it involves the

participation and engagement of community members who have a vested interest in the
cause or project being supported. It fosters a sense of ownership, collaboration, and
shared responsibility within the community, and can help to build social capital,
strengthen community bonds, and address local needs in a grassroots and inclusive
manner.

In addition, community fundraising can also create opportunities for community

members to come together, share their talents and resources, and work towards a
common goal, which can have a positive impact on the overall well-being and resilience
of the community. So, community fundraising is an important tool for mobilizing
resources, generating support, and creating positive change within communities.

Overall, it serves as a powerful means for communities to come together and

work towards their collective goals. It can be a source of empowerment, pride, and
resilience within a community, and can help address local needs in a meaningful and
sustainable way. The success of community fundraising often depends on effective
communication, engagement, and collaboration among community members, as well as
transparency and accountability in managing the funds raised.

Email: rmmcgensan@yahoo.com Telephone Number: (083) 301 – 1927

Telefax: (083) 552 - 3624
 Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Pioneer Avenue, General Santos City
www.rmmc.edu.ph

2. Why is community fundraising important?

Community fundraising is important because it enables communities to come
together, address local needs, empower individuals and groups, foster social capital,
promote inclusivity and participation, encourage innovation, strengthen community
resilience, enhance community development, and foster civic engagement. It plays a
crucial role in building stronger, more resilient, and more vibrant communities, and
empowering individuals and groups to make a positive difference in their own
communities.
3. Enumerate the six (6) success factors in strategic fundraising.

Certainly! Here are six key success factors in strategic fundraising:

1. A culture philantrophy endorses fundraising as essential to achieving the
organization's mission and vission and as a strategic responsiblity for everyone.

2. Investment puposeful and strategic support for fundraising underwrites the

organization's ability to steward a constellation of sustained donor relationships and
to inspire future philantrophic investment.
3. Community of donors - building a community of donors engages donors a s partners
in vision and mission. Community arises from common values, unity of purpose, and
collective commitment to goals.
4. Stewardship and Performnace -stewardship of a community requires performance in
achieving with the organization exists to do. Also, capturing and reporting
measurable outcomes and impact to donors and other stakeholders is a strategic
duty of organizational leaders.
5. Collective Leadership -collective rather than individual leadership is increasingly
characteristic of strategic organizations.
6. Inspiring Vision - among the collective responsibilities of organizational leaders is
envesioning an inspiring future and defining the role of phiantrophic investment.

These six success factors in strategic fundraising - Culture of Philanthropy,

Investment, Stewardship and Performance, Community of Donors, data-driven decision-
making and performance measurement, Inspiring Vision, Collective Leadership - work
together to create a strong foundation for successful fundraising efforts.

Email: rmmcgensan@yahoo.com Telephone Number: (083) 301 – 1927

Telefax: (083) 552 - 3624