Fundraising Training
Welcome to the Gratitude and Giving Evening support page
It’s great you’ve decided to present a Gratitude and Giving Evening (GGE) in your study group. These evenings are excellent ways to connect people with gratitude for their practice and for our worldwide movement and with the vital role played by FutureDharma in supporting our movement, You’re going to be well supported in getting prepared for the evening. Everything you’ll need is found on this page and it’s a really good idea to meet with Varabandhu after going over the material below as he will answer any questions or concerns which may arise.
Step 1: Presenters Notes
Download and print to prepare the evening
Presenters Notes: How to Run a Gratitude and Giving Evening (GGE) in your Mitra study group
These are your presenter notes. You can get an overview AND all the content of the evening from these notes. If your group is an online group and you need guidance with screen sharing on Zoom please contact us via gratitude@futuredharma.org
Step 2: Tutorial Videos
Watch the 8 tutorial videos below to get a sense of what you are trying to do with each section of the evening.
Tutorial 1
Welcome
Tutorial 2
Setting up & Introducing
Tutorial 3
World Problems
Please note this video refers to a section that is no longer part of the suggested presentation.
Tutorial 4
Effectiveness of Spritiual Community
Tutorial 5
Gratitude & Kattanuta Bhavana
Tutorial 6
Expressing Gratitude
Tutorial 7
Introducing & Promoting Future Dharma
Tutorial 8
Deciding whether to give & Making the pledge
Step 3 – Downloads and print outs
Download these 2 items onto your laptop to play on the evening
Kattanutta Bhavana MP3
FutureDharma Fund Projects Video
Print Out Pledge Forms To Distribute On The Evening
Pledge Form
Please print off enough of these pages to ensure you have at least one pledge form for everybody in your group. There are four pledge forms on each page so you will also need to cut them up.
Step 4 – Feedback after the event
Feedback Form
Once the evening is over please fill out this short survey. Your feedback will help us ensure these evenings are as positive experience as possible
We really hope you enjoy preparing and presenting the evening. Thanks for giving your time and energy to this! It will really make a difference.
Any questions? Do get in touch with me at varabandhu@futuredharma.org
All warm regards
Varabandhu
FutureDharma Fund GGE Co-ordinator