Endowment Campaign Increases Foundation’s Donor Base
The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation is affiliated with the American Society for Parental and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and funds research grants on clinical nutrition and metabolic support.
Its mission is to support the personal and professional development of nutrition researchers throughout their careers. TGC is partnering with the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation to provide campaign counsel for its first-ever endowment campaign.
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Services Provided
- Campaign Feasibility Study
- Case for Support
- Campaign Planning & Implementation
- Leadership & Board Training
- Marketing, Communications & Public Relations
The Need
Malnutrition remains a common healthcare issue despite significant advances in medical research and improvements in healthcare delivery systems. At the same time, funding has failed to meet the need for nutrition science. The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation supports nutrition researchers throughout their careers by awarding grants for both basic science-oriented investigations aimed at improving understanding of the science of nutrient regulation in different disease states, as well as clinical and translational research to determine how the practice of nutrition can be refined and individualized to optimize clinical outcomes. The Foundation wants to increase the number and monetary level of grant support it provides each year through its endowment.
The Solution
TGC conducted a feasibility and planning study in 2016 and has since provided endowment campaign leadership and management. This was the first-ever campaign for this association foundation that had no prior development staff.
TGC provided onsite direction including setting up the office infrastructure from hiring campaign staff, recommending donor management systems, creating philanthropic policies and procedures to serving as the onsite campaign director.
The Impact
The campaign is still underway but, to date, the Foundation has increased the number of active donors by 297% and has raised nearly $1 million. In addition,it has hired development staff and is budgeting to hire an Executive Director.
