1. Aggressively pursue funding opportunities for the Path Forward Capital Campaign by identifying and soliciting prospective donors.

2. Create the fundraising infrastructure to pursue success in the future by elevating the giving standard. 

1. A dashboard will be shared with MCCF BOD on the number of prospectives identified, solicitations made, and dollars received.

2. Growth in all donor categories (public funding, supply chain manufacturing,  business partners, alumni, individual donors, private foundations and MCC employees). 

1. Dashboard is shared with MCCF Board of Directors quarterly. 

2. 10-20% growth in all categories. 

The MCC Foundation has aggressively pursued fundraising opportunities and has grown the Path Forward Campaign commitment balance from $5.9 million to $15.6 million since July 1, 2021. A dashboard that details asks on the table and current campaign commitments has also been established. It is shown to the MCC Board of Trustees and the MCC Foundation Board of Directors during Foundation presentations. There has been growth in each donor category of the campaign, however, the most significant growth has been centered around the private foundation donor category. 

While the Path Forward Campaign has seen significant growth in this fiscal year, the Foundation is aware of the opportunities available to further grow and develop the other donor categories within the campaign to assist in surpassing the $20 million campaign goal.

Cultivate and maintain new and existing relationships with prospective and current donors. 

Growth in scholarships and endowment.

Growth in endowed scholarships by 30%.

The Foundation continues to nurture current donor relationships and cultivate new ones.  The Foundation has established 3 new endowed scholarships accounts in FY22 as well as 3 annual scholarship accounts. An annual scholarship means that the balance is not endowed and the donor would like to give the full or partial balance to an eligible student. 

This will be an area for ongoing improvement for the Foundation office and with further experience and beefed up staffing in the office, the Staff is ready to further grow the overall number of endowed scholarship accounts. 

1. Encourage new participation from MCC alumni through e-communications and in-person social events. 

1. Alumni registrations on "stay connected" forms 

2. Participation of alumni in MCC events

1. 10-20% growth in alumni registrations. 

2. 10-20% growth in alumni participation. 

Due to the looming COVID-19 Pandemic, the Foundation did not participate in in-person events until January 2022. Throughout the last several months, the Foundation has reconnected with 69 alumni through the stay-connected forms. The Foundation has also established a quarterly eNewsletter and will be sending the second edition of this eNews in May 2022. Currently, this is shared with over 20,000 email addresses of alumni that are in the Foundation database.

The Foundation will be working diligently next year through additional MCC events to reconnect with an even greater number of alumni and will continue to grow the participation in MCC related events, e-Newsletters and stay connected forms. 

Grow industry partnerships. 

1. Dashboard of new and existing connections will be shared at MCCF Board of Directors meetings. 

2. Growth in real world opportunities

1. Dashboard shared at every MCCF board meeting

2. 10% growth in real world opportunities

The Foundation has garnered additional support from area industries and businesses through fundraising activities. One prime example comes from a donor that purchased the artwork at this year's MLK Scholarship Luncheon and will be meeting with the Foundation in June 2022 to connect about future internships, part-time employment opportunities, and possible future pipeline of full-time opportunities for students in marketing and graphic design. 

There is room for continuous improvement in this area and now that the capital campaign is in the public phase, additional work will come as the Foundation continues to cultivate relationships and donations from the business and industry sectors of the community.

1. Assess the level of employing giving and engagement. 

2. Assess new alumni engagement strategies. 

1. Number of employees that give in employee giving program

2. Percentage of newly engaged alumni 

1. 10% of full-time employees.

2. 10-20% growth 

Unfortunately, the Foundation did not see a 10% success rate in the number of full-time employees participating in the employee giving program. Less than 25 full-time employees currently participate in the employee giving program. 

The Foundation has learned that other outlets beyond just the MCC News and MCC Updates are required to market and capture employee participation in the annual employee giving program. While we were not as successful as we had hoped for in FY 22, plans are in the works to further connect with campus employees in the fall during inserves and the all-college in-service. The Foundation has also made it a point throughout the spring 2022 semester to participate in and attend campus-related events to cultivate our relationships with other MCC employees.