Members |
Next Meeting-Virtual
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Zoom
from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Zoom
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES
You’ve got 5 minutes to MAKE YOUR PITCH so make it COUNT!
Briefly introduce yourself! Whether you are the founder, a volunteer or a donor that is hands off, if you are going to be the representative to pitch the group for funding your organization/group, you need to know what it does and how it does it. In a matter of five minutes, you’ve got to be able to describe what they do (mission statement), what kind of impact they make and what specifically they would do with the award money. The millennials sitting in this room have come and are committed to 100+ Millennials Who Care BECAUSE of the simplicity, the decisiveness and the camaraderie of seeing all the great work in our community. Use the time you have been given to make a huge impact. Even if you aren’t chosen as the benefactor for the night, you have had the audience of change makers in Southeastern Michigan.
Know the facts!
Practice your elevator speech. You need to be able to tell the story of the work your organization does in under one minute. Drawn out explanations lose people easily. Write down what they do, how they do it and who is affected. Then wrap that around a few sentences and voila! You’ve got your pitch. If an organization is drawn that you are a part of and you don’t feel confident to be able to clearly and concisely convey the message, pass this time and brush up on the organizations you are involved in so you can make a solid pitch. Sometimes, if there isn’t clarity, it can do more to hurt the organization you are trying to help by confusing those that are hearing about it for the first time.
Tell the HEART story!
Be sure to think of a way to tie in a personal story of those you impact with the work you do so that the group has a very clear understanding and connection to that work. As you prepare, write down WHY you are involved? Why does it matter to you and who/what have you seen change in the times you have been involved that have mattered to you? If it matters to you, it will probably matter to someone else. Write down a short story of how the work of the organization directly made a change and time it...get it under one minute and PRACTICE it.
Show them the MONEY!
Where will the money go? The people in the room are ready to make a wise choice about where they donate. It isn’t necessary to talk about detailed financial statements here, but it will be worth your while to provide a strong description of what the funds will be supporting. What is the organizations operating budget and how do they sustain their budget. Taking the time to find out where the money will go pays off in the long run and will give you the confidence to stand up and make your pitch to the group. If you don’t explain in your allotted time to give your pitch, they will ask in the Q & A, and you will still have to have an answer.
Briefly introduce yourself! Whether you are the founder, a volunteer or a donor that is hands off, if you are going to be the representative to pitch the group for funding your organization/group, you need to know what it does and how it does it. In a matter of five minutes, you’ve got to be able to describe what they do (mission statement), what kind of impact they make and what specifically they would do with the award money. The millennials sitting in this room have come and are committed to 100+ Millennials Who Care BECAUSE of the simplicity, the decisiveness and the camaraderie of seeing all the great work in our community. Use the time you have been given to make a huge impact. Even if you aren’t chosen as the benefactor for the night, you have had the audience of change makers in Southeastern Michigan.
Know the facts!
Practice your elevator speech. You need to be able to tell the story of the work your organization does in under one minute. Drawn out explanations lose people easily. Write down what they do, how they do it and who is affected. Then wrap that around a few sentences and voila! You’ve got your pitch. If an organization is drawn that you are a part of and you don’t feel confident to be able to clearly and concisely convey the message, pass this time and brush up on the organizations you are involved in so you can make a solid pitch. Sometimes, if there isn’t clarity, it can do more to hurt the organization you are trying to help by confusing those that are hearing about it for the first time.
Tell the HEART story!
Be sure to think of a way to tie in a personal story of those you impact with the work you do so that the group has a very clear understanding and connection to that work. As you prepare, write down WHY you are involved? Why does it matter to you and who/what have you seen change in the times you have been involved that have mattered to you? If it matters to you, it will probably matter to someone else. Write down a short story of how the work of the organization directly made a change and time it...get it under one minute and PRACTICE it.
Show them the MONEY!
Where will the money go? The people in the room are ready to make a wise choice about where they donate. It isn’t necessary to talk about detailed financial statements here, but it will be worth your while to provide a strong description of what the funds will be supporting. What is the organizations operating budget and how do they sustain their budget. Taking the time to find out where the money will go pays off in the long run and will give you the confidence to stand up and make your pitch to the group. If you don’t explain in your allotted time to give your pitch, they will ask in the Q & A, and you will still have to have an answer.