Success Stories
Project HOPE
Our Challenge:
Project HOPE's Health Affairs , the leading journal of health policy thought and research, hired OAI to develop the strategy for its 25th Anniversary celebration. OAI developed a fundraising and event management plan to raise $1.2 million, execute a high-level conference and produce a celebratory gala.
Our Solution:
OAI developed a two-pronged approach to fundraising for these special events: one, create an Event Committee, comprised of well-known individuals in the field, each with a specific fundraising goal; and two, work with the Health Affairs founding editor on fundraising outreach.
The Results:
By using this approach as well as capitalizing on the journal's long-term reputation in its field, the conference and celebratory gala raised nearly $3 million, which more than doubled the original fundraising goal of $1.2 million. The one-day conference, which featured top industry leaders as speakers, attracted over 500 attendees. The Silver Anniversary Gala was an elegant and well-produced celebration of the journal's 25 years of production.
Calling on OAI’s fundraising expertise and capabilities for outsourced development work, in October 2011 the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region engaged OAI to serve as an acting Chief Development Officer.
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"We've worked with OAI for many years now, and the longevity of our partnership is no accident. They consistently provide a level of effort and excellence that, year after year, yields outstanding events." -Mark Donovan, Vice Chairman, Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities
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