Winning Futures – Inspiring and preparing youth to succeed through mentoring.

This month, we are hosted our annual Inspiring Hope breakfast to recruit mentors, one-time volunteers, board members, and donors.  We have board members and other community members be “Table Captains” to bring nine people with them who are not currently involved in Winning Futures.  The goal is to introduce the guests to who we are, what we do, and the impact we make.  This event is free for guests (we negotiate a plated breakfast for $10 each and solicit businesses to make $500 donations to cover the cost).

Doors open a 7:30am for networking.  The program is 8-9am SHARP!  We promise to get people out on time so they can get to work.  In that 60 minutes, we present:

• Brief history
• Overview of our programs (just one slide)
• Awards and outcomes
• Structure (staffing, board, budget)
• Business partners opportunities (financial, in-kind, and manpower)
• Overview of students
• Student panel (5 outgoing youth who have been impacted by mentoring)
• Overview of mentoring
• Mentor panel
• Overview of board
• Direct ask for help and money

During the last part, we ask guests to fill out an interest form and to give that (and a donation if they wish) to their table captain at that time.

After the event there is time to network and visit our board, sponsor, and mentor booths to ask more questions.

Our goal is not to raise a ton of money at the event (it is nice when some comes in).  Our focus is on recruiting mentors and board members.  To engage donors, you need to have your table captains target people specifically for that.

Email me at kris@winningfutures.org if you want more details! 

Mentee panel member