Volunteer Resources for A New Fox

Welcome!

Thank you for joining the Campaign Team for A New Fox! We are very happy to have you lending your time and talents to our effort to build a new hub for creativity and innovation in the heart of Portage County. This page offers resources and background materials that you may find helpful as you begin to learn about all the ways you can offer support as a campaign volunteer - and all the ways you can be supported.

Capital Campaign Committee Tools

Before setting up any meetings with prospective donors, please be sure you have a supply of A New Fox campaign brochures to give away. These can be picked up at the CREATE Portage County office (1039 Ellis Street). Our brochure includes a variety of materials that will help answer most questions regarding the campaign for A New Fox.

Additional Resources

In addition to our campaign brochure, below you'll find downloadable tools and resources that may be helpful as your setting up meetings or preparing to make a call.

Your Support Team

We are here for you! You have the support of the entire Campaign Team for A New Fox (CREATE staff, board members, consultants, and fellow volunteers). We are all available in some capacity to assist you in successfully fulfilling your role in the capital campaign, whether it's answering questions, supporting you with campaign promotional materials, going along with you on calls for donations, or helping you make presentations. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or requests for assistance you may have.

Greg Wright, Executive Director
CREATE Portage County
Phone: (715) 254-0460
Email: GregW@createportagecounty.org

Campaign Team Roles

There are many ways volunteers can support A New Fox, from short-term projects to ongoing teams. Below you’ll find the descriptions and sample tasks of our Campaign Team roles. You may have already chosen a specific way to volunteer, but if you see a role that suits your interests and talents let us know!

Additionally, we are always looking to expand our team with talented, passionate volunteers, so you may want to pass these details along to a friend along with the link below where they can sign up to join the effort.

HONORARY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE

Help A New Fox campaign reach its fundraising goal and ensure its success by providing advice, leadership, and inspiration.

• Spread the word about the campaign
• Provide a campaign endorsement
• Identify and make connections to potential donors
  
  

CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE MEMBER

Serve on the Campaign Committee as a general volunteer. If you see a way for your talents to be more effectively utilized, join an Action Team or offer strategies to advance the campaign.

• Host a home-based presentation
• Write letters to former residents about the project
• Be a storyteller for a civic/social club presentation
• Help with a donor call by sharing your story of support
  
  

MARKETING & AWARENESS ACTION TEAM

Develop marketing ideas, promotional materials, and creative communications to build positive awareness of the benefits of A New Fox and highlight CREATE’s current events and services.

• Design promotional materials, videos, and social media content
• Activate the Fox site to build enthusiasm
• Write press releases and social media post
  
  

MAJOR GIFTS ACTION TEAM

Assist in identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospective donors to secure the larger gifts needed to reach the campaign dollar goal.

• Become part of a gift solicitation team
• Identify and contact prospective major gift donors
  
  

GRANTS & LOGISTICS ACTION TEAM

Help CREATE secure funding from regional and national foundation prospects who may support the campaign and assist with other logistical tasks.

• Research grant prospects
• Organize and write grant proposals
• Help with campaign logistics and event planning