"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts." - David O McKay

Stewardship Event Ideas
Temple events that may be of interest to donors.

October 2
Public Programs at Paley: The American Idea on Sports and Race

October 2
Alumni Club of NYC: City Food Tours

October 4-7
Homecoming

October 5
Conwell Celebration and Alumni Association Awards

October 6
Homecoming Football Game (Endowed Fund contacts invited)

October 9
Chairman's Dinner (Trustees and $1 million donors invited)

October 10
runs through Nov. 4
Opening Night of Spring Awakening (controversial subject matter)

October 11
Alumni Club of N. California: Tacos and Trivia

October 13
Alumni Club of Chicago: A Night on the Town

October 18
Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Awards, Featuring Anderson Cooper

October 28
Alumni Club of Atlanta: Eagles vs. Falcons Gamewatch

If you have specific events or types of events you would like to see on this calendar, email me your suggestions.

Between Homecoming and all of the other exciting events going on, October is shaping up to be a busy month for all of us.

In addition to these exciting events, our first ever "Thank A Donor Week" will be piloted on Ambler's campus October 8-11. As many of you heard in last month's fundraising training workshop, Thank A Donor Week is an initiative to engage students in philanthropy and gather handwritten thank you notes to send to our donors. We'll be bringing it to Main Campus in the Spring. More details will follow.

Also, the holidays are fast approaching and serve as a great time to steward your donors. To assist you in this effort, a student-designed holiday card will be available for your use to send to your donors. Keep an eye on your e-mail for a copy of the design.

Happy Stewarding!

Shauna Goodman
7-2020
shauna.goodman@temple.edu

Donor Touch Tips

Thank you to everyone who participated in the "Stewardship and Alumni Relations in Donor Relationships" session. Here are some of the great stewardship ideas that came out of the session from all of you:

Invite a donor who enjoys good wine to sit in on the "The Chemistry of Wine" class

Arrange for Hooter the Owl to meet the grandkids of donor who attends all of the Temple basketball games

Invite an alumni donor who funds a scholarship for a student involved in the LGBT community to serve on the board of the newly formed TUAA LGBT group

Send a donor with an interest in African American literature a recently published book by an African American Studies professor

Send a donor with an interest in local, organic food a basket of produce from the Temple Community Garden for their birthday

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