Fundraising and Development Committee (FDC)

Committee Year 2024-2025 (Nominations are accepted annually)

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Committee Purpose

The Fundraising and Development Committee (FDC) assists the ABCT Board of Directors, CEO, and Senior Manager, Fundraising & Development in fundraising efforts by ensuring that fundraising goals are met through their active participation in identifying and soliciting private support (individuals, foundations, and corporations), cultivating new donors, and current donor stewardship. The FDC identifies and solicits donor financial support from individuals, corporations, and foundations, while also seeking support opportunities from the health care industry – including sponsorships and promotions, and grant funding or co-funding.

The FDC raises funds for a number of ABCT initiatives including the research program to offer early or mid-career Bridge Grants or Seed Grants to fund research proposals that address behavioral health care, public health policy, and workforce development in cognitive behavioral therapy. The FDC also raises funds for mentored research training awards to support early-career investigators and clinical and postdoctoral fellows. Key metrics of the success of the committee will be measuring funds raised, establishing and growing a robust donor list, ABCT membership and community impact, and advancing ABCT programs and initiatives on equity in behavioral health.

Benchmark 2024–2025

• Work closely with CEO and new staff Senior Manager, Fundraising & Development to operationalize fundraising strategies for 2025.
• Identify the landscape of potential donors to include ABCT membership, private donors, corporate donors, private foundations and government.
• Establish a Donor Bill of Rights and recommend policies for approval by the BoD.
• Identify and invite members to sit on a new Corporate Advisory Board (CAB). The CAB will be comprised of members of the behavioral health and CBT business community who are able to inform the ABCT Board as to health industry trends in Behavioral health and CBT.
• Explore the possibility of setting up a Corporate Member category for ABCT membership
• Help to fundraise for and plan the 1st annual ABCT fundraising event to be held at the 2025 annual convention in New Orleans.
• In collaboration with ABCT Conventions staff team and relevant committees, help to identify expanded corporate sponsorship opportunities and revenue drivers for the annual convention (e.g., coffee breaks, inserts, bags, keycards, column wraps, dinners, special events or other sponsorable activities).