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P1.Increase the visibility of Grants Committee
P2. Alumni Database
P3. The USG Philanthropy Fund
P4. Survey Responses
P5. In-kind donations

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An extensive background in journalism and other writing positions
Assistant Director for Yearlong Programming
Assistant Director for Public Relations
SP Head for Dance
Troy Camp General Member
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Grants and itemized gifts are integral to Troy Camp’s ability to function and succeed for the school year. Those on the inside, including the Director of Grants, Grants committee members and other Executive Board members, understand the importance of the position as well as its influence. The greater counselor base of Troy Camp may not know the role of Grants in the organization’s existence. It is important to educate the counselors on the importance of grants for Troy Camp to run its robust offering of programs. I would like to increase the visibility of the Grants Committee because it has struggled to gain consistent counselor involvement in past years. First, the committee as well as the Director position itself could be explained to counselors at an early Fall 2021 meeting to highlight their role, importance and overall work for the organization. This could also offer a glimpse into a typical Grants Committee meeting, which will hopefully encourage counselors to join. Second, it is important to reach out to counselors who may have an interest in grant writing, so I would like to create an interest form to be sent out after the explanation of the committee. It offers the intersection of writing and finance, and I am sure this combination will resonate with some of our counselors. Finally, I want to work on collaboration within the committee. Completing a grant can seem daunting. So, I envision committee members will work in pairs to execute their roles under my supervision. Through these efforts, I hope to increase the visibility of the Grants Committee to encourage more counselor involvement in this aspect of Troy Camp.

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Numerous grants require a referral or an inside contact for an applicant to be considered. Many of our Troy Camp alumni are employed at various companies and organizations that provide grants, so it is important to establish relationships with them to increase our eligibility for said grants. I want to work with our future Director of Communications to utilize the alumni database to connect with certain alumni who have insight and access to grants that could benefit Troy Camp. The alumni network will illuminate more opportunities for grant possibilities as well as overall revenue to increase funds for Troy Camp. With the help of the Director of Communications, we can keep track of alumni with potential grant opportunities as well as establish positive relationships with them and the companies they work for. This recognition would be the first step in a long lasting relationship that will allow us to apply to these grants on a yearly basis.

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Historically, Troy Camp has received funding from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), but in the past few years that funding has been absent. This usually comes from the USG Philanthropy Fund, but in recent years we have not received their financial help. When asked about this discrepancy, USG provided nebulous reasons that are not well defined in their guidelines and requirements. In this regard, I want to speak with USG representatives to better understand the reasons why Troy Camp is not receiving funding. I would like to be able to outline concrete steps to ensure funding for future events from USG. Understanding the stipulations of the Philanthropy Fund will allow a closer relationship with USG as well as greatly fund our programming. This collaboration between Troy Camp and USG will also create a closer bond between the organizations that will set future Directors of Troy Camp up for success in coming years.

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The Good Neighbors Campaign (GNC) exists as one of the biggest grants Troy Camp applies to, and it serves as one of our greatest avenues of funding. The GNC requires testimonials from the students Troy Camp works with, and this information is acquired through camper surveys. Consistency in survey collection is the key to enhancing our GNC application. While this does not require an overhaul of current methods, it is important for counselors (especially cabin counselors) to be reminded of this necessity at Yearlong Programming and other events. Since in-person activities remain uncertain, it is important to remind counselors to record these surveys at Yearlong events no matter the format. These simple reminders can be achieved through our communication channels such as Slack and email, and will increase consistency on surveys to strengthen our GNC application.

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Finally, I want to explore the untapped possibility of in-kind donations to support Troy Camp programming. In-kind donations inhabit the “itemized gifts” arm of the Grants position as they exist as a form of charitable giving in which goods and service are donated instead of the money itself. While this virtual year required less physical goods to function, the hope of hybrid or in-person activities sets up the opportunity to use this area. We could reach out to local businesses as well as those we have established good relationships with through the alumni database to supplement our program offerings and supplies. As we slowly return to in-person events, in-kind donations could greatly help our programming as well as our connections to various external companies and other organizations.

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What metrics will you use on these surveys for the GNC (i.e., what metrics do we use to show that Troy Camp is "working"?)? How do we ensure that our metrics are representative of TC's values?