EVNT 2170 Assignment 2: Building Donor Profile and Prospect List

This report, prepared for the EVNT 2170 course, examines the student's personal donor profile and motivations for giving, based on the assignment brief. The student identifies as a "repayer donor," motivated by witnessing the positive impact of charitable giving on a close friend. The report details the student's values, including the personal nature of giving, the desire to make a difference, and the importance of caring for others. It outlines the preferred approach for being invited to donate, emphasizing the need for specific, direct, and genuine cases from the organization seeking donations. The report then builds a prospect list, imagining potential donors and providing background information, fulfilling the assignment's requirement to apply the understanding of donor behavior to a practical fundraising scenario. This includes the creation of detailed profiles for two potential donors.

Running Head: BEING A DONOR 1
Being a Donor
Name of Student
Name of Professor
Institution of Affiliation
Date

BEING A DONOR 2
Being a Donor
In reference to the face of philanthropy, I consider myself a repayer donor. I have
witnessed a close friend being a beneficiary of donor services. Hence for me, giving back has
been as a result of supporting other people as I have witnessed (Dodgson & Gann, 2020). It is a
method of gratitude on behalf of my friend who is still not stable financially. Some values that I
can attribute to my donor profile include; I like giving as for me giving is very personal, and I
enjoy doing it (Moxley, Thompson & Deacon, 2017). Knowing that a person or an organization I
care for depends on me motivates me to give more (Eckel, Herberich & Meer, 2017). Making a
difference is another value; being a donor helps in making a difference in how an individual or
organization operates and lastly caring about others (Ron, Pandya & Crow, 2016).
As for me, I like being invited as a donor in person rather than phone communication.
This helps in the alleviation of miscommunication, and the formation of a strong bond with the
organization or people I am willing to donate to (Samek & Sheremeta, 2017). The organization
that is requesting for my donation should also invite me with lots of specific, direct, and genuine
cases (Gayle, Harrison & Thornton, J017). This is important especially in ensuring that the
organization or person I am donating to has given their attention and invested as well (Andreoni,
2018). I am motivated to donate for an organization or person because of believing in their
vision and mission, the satisfaction, fulfillment, and enjoyment that arises from giving, as a form
of giving back to the community and the acts of practicing religious ways (Neumayr & Handy,
2019).

BEING A DONOR 3
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