Development: Fundraising Policy
RACC Fundraising Policy
Approved November 16, 2000 by RACC Funding Task Force
Approved at January 25, 2001 Board Meeting
Proposed changes, October 2004
Background: RACC became steward of the public funds contributed
by the parties of the Intergovernmental Agreement of 1995: City of Portland,
Multnomah County, Washington County, Clackamas County, and Metro. While governments
are RACC’s primary source of funding, private fundraising is supported
as an enhancement to the public funds for the services and core programs RACC
provides.
Philosophy: RACC will acquire private support from corporations,
foundations, and individuals on a generally non-recurring, targeted basis for
specific RACC projects and programs that will benefit the local arts and culture
community. We will request gifts that are made above and beyond the contributions
a funder already makes to the arts and culture community We will work in every
instance to avoid directly competing with our grantees for funding or projects
performed by our grantees. RACC will not solicit funds from local private sources
to support the general operations of the organization, although we may accept
contributions for this purpose if that is the donor’s interest and intent.
Fundraising Goals:
1. To increase the amount of total funding available for the arts and culture
community, drawing from new, unique, or creative public and private sources
in a manner which enhances existing funding patterns – including a workplace
giving program for arts and culture.
2. To underwrite through private contributions the cost of special projects
and services that benefit the entire arts and culture community.
3. To lobby for public funding, and secure arts and cultural funds as part
of the governments’ ongoing, essential spending priorities.
Fundraising Guidelines:
1. Fundraising must be tied obviously to RACC’s mission and role in
the community, focusing on the arts and culture interests of the Portland
metropolitan area.
2. RACC will raise funds from the private sector to support core programs
and services for which RACC is uniquely qualified and which serve the interests
of artists, arts and culture organizations, and the public. These plans will
be reviewed and adopted by RACC’s fund development committee and shared,
when appropriate, with our partner arts organizations.
3. RACC will not accept public or private funds before making a judgment on
the cost effectiveness of the project under consideration. Considerations
of cost effectiveness may include the potential for stronger collaborations
leading to funding increases for the arts and culture community.
4. Application for and acceptance of one-time-only public or private funding
will be reviewed on the basis of RACC’s long-term goals and the concurrent
financial implications.
RACC Staff to Contact
Jeff Hawthorne
Director of Community Affairs
503.823.5258
jhawthorne@racc.org
Kathryn Jackson
Work for Art Campaign Coordinator
503.823.5424
kjackson@racc.org
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