A culture of philanthropy is built upon a foundation of teamwork and effective communication. The fruits of past efforts have proven that collaboration can lead to the acquisition of incredible resources for OSUE. With a heightened focus on internal partnership-building, external outreach can be even more effective.
Advancement team members reach out to Extension professionals for expert knowledge on activities and engagement capacity within the counties.
Extension professionals leverage the Advancement team to help facilitate conversations about ways to give through the OSU Foundation.
Each group possesses a unique set of information that is necessary: 1) for the other’s success; and 2) to achieve the greatest impact for Ohio’s communities.
The chart below provides a visual summary of the flow of information that needs to occur at each stage of the Donor Engagement Process.
The OSU Donor Engagement Process within the Context of Extension
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