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Foundation Training
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Agenda
ç Mission & History
ç Foundation Areas
ç Lectureships
ç Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
ç DG Visionaries
ç PPD Award
ç Top 5 – First 30 Days in Office
ç Foundation Resources & Dates to Remember
ç THANK YOU!
Our Mission
The Delta Gamma Foundation fosters lifetime enrichment for
members, promotes Service for Sight and partners with the
Fraternity to ensure the future of our sisterhood.

Our History
ç Ruth Billow, Eta-Akron; Convention 1936
ç WWI Service led to formal program
ç Established in 1951
ç One of the best known Greek Philanthropies!
3 Areas of Foundation Programming

SERVICE AWARENESS FUNDRAISING

Service
Time spent aiding those who are blind or
visually impaired and participating in sight
preservation activities.
Service Opportunities
ç Service for Sight ç SFS: Joining Forces
ç Golden Anchor Program ç Box Tops for Education™

Service Tips
ç Service is DOING
ç 10 hrs/member/academic year
ç Record in e-Ops+ PES, ISH or Fact Sheet
ç Refer to BL/SR for members not meeting hours
ç ALWAYS wear your letters
Service for Sight
ç Assisting persons who are blind or visually impaired
ç “Doing Good: Service Ideas” on Pinterest
ç Vision screening, record books, errands, tactile books,
games or cards
ç Local Service for Sight Organizations
Golden Anchor Program
ç Bring joy to older ΔΓs and senior citizens
ç GAP Handbook in DG website library
ç Focus on single facility
ç 1 year commitment
Service for Sight: Joining Forces
ç SFS: Joining Forces Guide in DG website library
ç Local facility or organization assisting visually impaired
military personnel or veterans
ç Campus Dept. of Veterans Affairs
ç USABA events
Collecting Box Tops
ç 30 box tops = 1 hour
ç Max 2 hours/member/year
ç General Mills Box Tops for Education™
ç Mail anytime to local school for the blind
ç List school in e-Ops+
ç Instructions on DG Website
Awareness
Activities designed to increase members’ knowledge
and understanding of Delta Gamma Foundation
programs or of eye health, visual impairments and
sight preservation.
Awareness Opportunities
ç Anchors Away with Foundation ç Foundation Materials:
Awareness request@deltagamma.org
ç Present tips at chapter meetings,
ç Speaker Presentations
posters/signs, etc.
ç Eye Health Websites

Awareness Tips
ç Awareness is LEARNING
ç Calendar Anchors Away for Oct., Nov. & Jan./Feb.
ç Record in e-Ops+ PES, ISH
ç Ideas on Pinterest
Fundraising
Time devoted to raising money for Delta Gamma
Foundation’s philanthropy, both the national
Foundation and local efforts.
Fundraising Opportunities
ç Fundraising is EARNING
ç Hold at least one event per term/semester (2/year)
ç Tax-deductible events (send $$ directly to DG Foundation)
Examples: Anchor
Splash®/Anchor Games, rummage sales, silent auctions of
donated items
ç Non Tax-deductible – food events like DG Desserts, pancake
breakfasts, car washes, % night at restaurants
Fundraising Tips
ç Utilize Anchor Splash®/Anchor Games Handbook
ç Pre-Planning Foundation Fundraising Event Form – populates at 6
weeks; RFNC approves at least 4 weeks prior
ç Aim to keep expenses <30% of event budget
ç Use memberplanet – only FN endorsed/approved online fundraising
vendor
ç Chapter Giving Program – can designate up to 50% to local 501(c)
(3) Service for Sight related organization
ç Fundraising Report Form (send with $$ two (2) weeks after event)
ç Check DG website for more ideas
Delta Gamma Foundation
Lectureships in Values & Ethics
ç Established by Paul and Dorothy Garrett Martin, Eta- Akron, to
provide an opportunity to explore these qualities as they relate to
personal and professional development in today’s changing
world

ç Free of charge to collegians, university volunteers and

employees, as well as invited guests

ç Reinforces our mission

Delta Gamma Foundation
Lectureships in Values & Ethics
ç Akron ç Purdue
ç DePauw ç Roanoke College
ç Duke ç Southern Methodist
ç Houston ç Texas
ç Indiana ç Texas A&M
ç Louisiana State ç Texas Christian
ç Michigan ç USC
ç Mississippi State ç Washington
ç Missouri ç Wichita State
ç North Dakota ç @ Biennial Conventions
ç Oklahoma
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
Undergraduate Merit-Based Scholarships
ç Applicant must be in good standing
ç Awarded on a competitive basis to qualified, initiated members
pursuing undergraduate degrees
ç Must have 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA (on 4.0 scale)
ç Selection based on scholastic excellence, participation and leadership
roles in chapter, campus and community activities, and essays
ç Completing an application makes an applicant eligible for any
available undergraduate merit scholarship
ç Application process is handled using SmarterSelect online application
ç Applicants will have 30 days to complete the application
ç Applications will be live on January 1
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
Sisters Helping Sisters: Need-Based Scholarships
ç Applicant must be in good standing
ç Available throughout the fiscal year (July-June)
ç Applications accepted from current initiated, undergraduate members
ç Members must complete all forms and requirements to be eligible
ç Recipients granted $2,500 which is paid directly to the college or
university for credit to her account for educational purposes only
ç Funds may not be used for Delta Gamma dues or expenses
Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans
Accessing Applications
ç Merit-based scholarships, merit-based fellowships and Sisters Helping Sisters:
Need-Based Scholarships can all be accessed online at
www.deltagamma.org/foundation/applications

If you have questions…

ç Merit-Based Scholarships – Foundation Director of Scholarships and
Fellowships at ScholarshipFellowship@deltagamma.org
ç Need-Based Scholarships – Foundation Program Specialist at
needbasedscholarship@deltagamma.org
Delta Gamma Visionaries
ç DG Foundation's undergraduate giving society – celebrates
collegians who make a gift to the Foundation
ç Educates collegians on the mission and goals of the DG
Foundation
ç Collegians can join at two levels
ç Sailors Club – gift of at least $18.73
ç Captains Club – gift of at least $51.00
ç In 2015-2016, there were over 600 collegians who donated
to the DG Foundation!
ç Email visionaries@deltagamma.org with questions
The Patricia Peterson
Danielson Award
ç Annually presented to all eligible applicant chapters
ç Criteria corresponds to areas of regular chapter operations,
goals and objectives
ç Designed to encompass all areas of chapter operations and to
serve as a major resource to:
ç Evaluate chapter function
ç Set goals
ç Promote overall growth and improvement
The Patricia Peterson
Danielson Award
The entire CMT/JCMT contributes to PPD Award success by
ç Establishing well-defined and measurable goals and a plan
to meet the goals
ç Ensuring no evidence of hazing in chapter life
ç Encouraging members’ active involvement in campus
organizations, teams and leadership
ç Creating a chapter which receives campus honors
ç Timely reporting and submissions in e-Ops+

CMT/JMCT officers individually contribute to PPD Award success by fulfilling their

responsibilities as described in the Collegiate Chapters Officers Manual.
The Patricia Peterson
Danielson Award
vice: president: Foundation – director of Anchor Splash/Anchor Games,
director of fundraising, director of service hours

ç Chapter participation in Service for Sight service/awareness

projects
ç Timely and accurate pre-planning and post-event
submissions
ç Gift of money to the Delta Gamma Foundation from
fundraising events
Top 5 x
What to Know in Your First 30 Days
1. View webinars on Service, Awareness &
Fundraising
2. Check out FN resources in DG website library
3. Upload promptly e-Ops+ info for service
awareness & fundraising activities
4. Work closely with your vp: finance on all
fundraising events
5. Contact your Regional Foundation Coordinator –
she is there to guide you!
Online Resources
e-Ops+ DG Website
ç Tasks ç Our Foundation
ç Update Box Tops ç Foundation webinars
ç Pre-Planning Fundraising Event Form ç Library – handbooks, Foundation
ç Post Event Summary policies
ç Getting Help = Mini Lessons Email ç Foundation video
eopshelp@deltagamma.org

Social Media
ç facebook.com/DeltaGammaFoundation
ç Instagram.com/DGFoundation
ç Twitter.com/DGF_Tweets
Online Resources, cont.
Deltagamma.org/Foundation
ç Giving
ç Philanthropy & Service
ç Fundraising
ç Recognition
ç Applications

Barbara Nussa Boersma Library

ç Anchor Splash® & Anchor Games
ç Golden Anchor Program
ç Foundation Focus
ç SFS: Joining Forces Service Guide
Foundation Resources: Contacts
@deltagamma.org
ç RFNC_
ç Dgfoundation
ç CollService
ç Fundraising
ç GoldenAnchor
ç JoiningForces
ç Request
ç Scholarshipfellowship
ç Lectureships
ç needbasedscholarship
Dates to Remember
Annual Deadlines
ç 3/1 – Merit-Based Scholarships
ç 4/1 – Graduate Fellowships
ç 5/1 – Sisters Helping Sisters:
Need-Based Scholarships
ç 5/15 – Service Hours/Box Tops
ç 12/1 – PPD Award
Convention Years
ç 2/15 – Faculty Award
ç 2/15 – Theta Chapter Collegiate
Leadership Award
ç 5/1 – H.K. Stuart Spirit of Service
Award
Monthly Events
ç Jan. – Glaucoma Awareness
Month
ç Louis Braille’s Birthday
ç April – Women’s Eye Health
and Safety Month
ç Aug. – Children’s Eye Health
and Safety Month
ç Sept. – Sports Eye Safety
Month
ç Nov. – Diabetic Eye Disease
Month
Thank you!
Thank you to our collegiate chapters for your generous
Foundation support!

You have changed the lives of many by your volunteer

service in the area of Service for Sight and your
generous Foundation fundraising!