Grassroots Fundraising Ideas
Generating revenue to fund our Pioneers projects can be challenging! Learn about what other Pioneers' units are doing to secure dollars; how to evaluate whether a potential fund raiser is worth your time and resources; and how to include program messaging in your fund raising events to help with the 65/35 rule.
Fundraising Presentation
Fundraising Event Planner
Finance/Budget 101
In your financial role as a Pioneer, you have the opportunity to manage the Pioneers fundraising activities and funds. Learn what is new in the Pioneer Accounting Center for 2012 and receive up-to-date training on how to fill out a voucher, how to read your financial reports, review new forms, prepare budgets, and all of the items that have changed for 2012. This will be a condensed version of the 4 training classes the Denver PAC currently offers.
Finance Presentation
Social Media Strategies
Social media technologies like Facebook, blogs and twitter have become strong tools for engaging communities of members to take action, network, share best practices and organizational ties that strengthen retention. Learn best practices and strategies for using social media to enhance volunteer participation and recruitment within your Pioneers’ unit.
Social Media Presentation
Pioneers Headquarters uses our Blog, Facebook page and YouTube channel to communicate with our members and post information.
Pioneers Blog
The Pioneers Centennial Blog journals Pioneering events from a Headquarters perspective. This site also allows the reader to interact by posting comments on the posts.
Pioneers Facebook Page
Facebook is a social networking website open to anyone 13 years of age or older. Facebook users can create and customize their own profiles with photos, videos, and information about themselves. Friends can browse the profiles of other friends and write messages on their pages.
Each Facebook profile has a "wall," where friends can post comments. Since the wall is viewable by all the user's friends, wall postings are basically a public conversation.
Download the reference guide to help you set up your individual Facebook Profile. Once your profile is set up, you can connect to the Pioneers Facebook Page and automatically get updates about the world of Pioneering.
Be sure to familiarize yourself or re-familiarize yourself on the basic Do's and Don'ts for Facebook!
YouTube
This site provides an opportunity to share your video footage of your volunteer projects. To start, sign up for a free account. An account can save your ratings and favorite videos.
Document your Pioneering endeavors by uploading your own videos to YouTube. Click the "Upload" link on the main page. Sign in with your login information and upload the file with a title and description. Don't forget to check out the Pioneers YouTube Channel too.
New Member Recruitment
The successful recruitment of new members is critical to carrying out the Pioneers’ mission. This session explored tools and tips for recruitment and provided a forum for sharing success stories.
New Member Recruitment Presentation
A Tale of Two Brothers Video
Volunteer Now
Since its launch in 2009 we’ve been able to enhance and improve the web-based volunteer management tool, Volunteer Now. Learn the basics – project searches, new project entry, volunteer hour entry, reporting, etc., as well as all the new tips and tricks to help manage your volunteer experience!
Volunteer Now Training