Committees 27

B O A R D C O M M I T T E E S

D E V E L O P M E N T

Polly Fields (Chair), Trudy Turvey, Jason Ochs, Cindy Schmidt (Community Member), Jess Hunt (Community Member), Shelly Benford (CEO), Debbie Stewart (Director, Development)

The Development Committee supports CCA’s strategic focus on financial stewardship through philanthropy and fund development. The Committee works with the Board to foster new relationships with individuals and organizations capable of making significant philanthropic investments and supports the following organizational initiatives:

Works with and supports the Board to assure Board commitment to the financial support of the Colorado Chautauqua;

Helps the Board and staff articulate the case for philanthropic support;

Provides coaching to Board members and volunteers to support their participation in development activities;

Helps nurture a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization and ensures that all donors, whether they give time or money, are respected and honored;

Creates fund development policies and practices and recommends them to the Board;

Provides input and monitors progress on the fund development plan designed to achieve revenue goals and target specific audiences, including major donors/prospects, foundations and corporations;

Supports and participates in annual fundraising activities, including developing prospects for individual contributions, sponsorships, memberships, in-kind contributions, and other CCA-related stewardship activities (e.g., tree steward and brick programs, raffles, etc.);

Identifies opportunities for using CCA programming as a vehicle for development activities and assists staff with special fund development activities such as donor events;

Reviews results and evaluates return on investment of various fundraising initiatives.