Dream Big Campaign: Progress, Impact, Gratitude

 

Soroptimist’s journey to raise funds for our Big Goal through the Dream Big Campaign began in 2014. The push to achieve our Big Goal of investing in the dreams of a half million women and girls through access to education will persist for several more years, while the Dream Big Campaign will conclude at the end of August 2023.  

To date, the campaign has raised over $4 million. These funds provide an up-front infusion of support towards the critical projects identified to ensure SIA’s second century. The delivery, expansion and sustainability of our Dream Programs are the three key areas of investment that will allow us to quadruple the number of women and girls we serve.

At just 27% of our $15 million goal, we’ve already put the funds to great use. During the first year of the Big Goal (2021-2022), we impacted 23,337 women and girls—and almost 28,000 in 2022-2023!

In the 2021-2022 club year, 23,337 women and girls were reached through Soroptimist programs.1,891 women were impacted by the Live Your Dream Awards. 11,667 girls were reached through the Dream It, Be It program. 9,779 women and girls were reached th

This wouldn’t be possible without contributions to the Dream Big Campaign from over 4,800 donors. Because of your support, we can grow our impact in exciting ways:

  • Offer member webinars and trainings including:

    • Stakeholder Engagement Training

    • Club Operations Training

    • Dream It, Be It 101

    • Big Goal Accelerator Projects 101

    • Club Operations 2.0 Training 

    • Leadership Round Table 

    • Soroptimist Fellows Program 

  • Increase funding allocated for Live Your Dream Awards and Soroptimist Club Grants by over 100% from last year to this year. 

  • Transition from surviving with outdated technology to thriving with innovative technology. In 2024 we will take steps to launch a new organizational database, which will positively impact members and clubs.

  • Increase diversification of our fundraising revenue through new donor acquisition efforts, with a focus on new corporate, cause and foundation partnerships:

    • QVC

    • Jafra Cosmetics

    • Sol de Janeiro

    • The Clara E. and John H. Ware Jr. Foundation

    • Christine Baranski 

This is just the beginning of our exciting future. We have so much more work ahead of us to reach a half million women and girls. 

Our fundraising teams—the Dream Big Campaign Committee, Fundraising Council, Donor Relations Task Force, and staff—continue to make new contacts, start new conversations, and invite new donors to support this effort; while our members drive this campaign forward. 

We have just six more months to go. Let’s work together to make big progress toward our Big Goal! Visit the Dream Big Campaign website to learn more and make a gift!

 
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