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AJ13 Devise and implement methods to resource an archaeological organisation

AJ13.2 Identify potential contributors to the organisation

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. Ensuring information on potential contributors is current and accurate
2. Assessing previous contribution patterns for their effect on future contribution levels
3. Identifying new sources of contributions and informing the appropriate people of the organisation's requirements
4. Providing clear information on the benefits to contributors
5. Evaluating rejections from contributors to achieve greater effectiveness in future approaches
6. Collecting available information on the contribution patterns for other organisations

Occupational Context

1. Potential contributors
   • individuals
   • groups
   • commercial organisations
   • public bodies.
2. Contributions
   • donations
   • sponsorships
   • special events
   • grants

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know and understand how to:

• Approach different types of contributor
• Maintain current and accurate information on contributors
• Analyse contribution patterns
• Identify new sources of contributions, and who should be contacted
• Evaluate rejections, and what they tend to indicate

You need to know about:

Fund raising

• The objectives of the fund-raising

Sources

• The benefits enjoyed by previous contributors
• The requirements of different types of contributor
• The tax benefits for contributors

Required Skills

N/A

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can identify potential contributors to the organisation

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• identify potential contributors to the organisation.

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved in devising and implementing methods to resource of a cultural heritage organisation

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