Purpose
The Fundraising Department is charged with the responsibility of mobilizing local resources in order to help maintain the services of JAS and supplement donor funds and income.
Although this has always been a component of JAS' work, the organisation recently took the decision to formalize this into a department so as to move towards sustainability. Consequently, this is the newest Department in the organisation.
Its aim is to consistently raise funds for JAS to support the agency's operations and to make regular additions to our Trust Fund. The Department is sponsored by Christian Aid of London who also recently facilitated JAS staff members being trained in local resource mobilization by GAPA Bahia in Brazil .
Staff
The Former Director of this Department, Fabian Thomas is based in the Montego Bay Chapter with Paul Sloley being the Jr. Administrative Assistant. One strategy in achieving the work is through the existence and operation of local Fundraising Committees. In Montego Bay, that Committee was managed by Fabian Thomas. In Ocho Rios and Kingston vibrant Fundraising Committees exist and are headed by Novlet Reid and Brain Bark respectively. The other members of these committees are JAS staff and volunteers.
Activities
Some of the Department's activities include but are not limited to the following:-
JAS has been able to secure the involvement of many organisations/institutions to have labeled tins placed in strategic locations thereby allowing members of the public to be able to make contributions. This arrangement has worked best when the organisation appoints someone from within their ranks that will be responsible for managing the tins.
Barita Investments Limited in Kingston; Courts and Super Plus (Barnett Street) in Montego Bay and Pompano Pharmacy in Ocho Rios are but some of the locations in which tins are presently placed. This venture has been able to prove true the Jamaican adage 'one one cocoa full basket'.
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| JAS collection- tin |
• Fundraising Ventures
These ventures come in many formats and sizes, and include benefit performances, fish fries, wine and cheesecake and art/fashion auction, art exhibitions, concerts and parties.
• In-kind contribution
Some of the oldest contributors to JAS do so through material items. Some of these in-kind contributions have ranged from baked items, medication and lunches to motor vehicles, prize items and advertising space. Some include but are not limited to:-
All Fresh Bakery- Shortwood Road who for close to twelve years has donated baked items to the Kingston Chapter.
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| Allfresh Bakery |
KFC ( Howard Cooke Boulevard ) who keep our Montego Bay Chapter supplied with chicken for our clinic day.
In Ocho Rios, The Jamaica Grande Hotel has given complimentary accommodation as a prize for the organisation's fundraiser and Dougho Printery for printing the organisation's newsletter.
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| In kind contribution being received from the Kiwanis Club of Kingston |
• Diaspora Fundraising Committees
Another strategy of this Department is to target Jamaicans living abroad and attempt to enlist their contribution to the operation of JAS in Jamaica. Miami , Toronto (jastorontogroup@yahoo.ca), New York and London are the cities that have been targeted thus far.
We look forward to informing you of the plans and successes of theses fundraising groups in the near future.
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| Richard Sutherland and Patrick Lemur of JAS Miami group as they deliberate on Fundraising strategies |
• Employee Salary deduction
Some company employees have given permission for deductions to be made form their salary to benefit JAS. These have proven to be a very useful way of contributing to the fight against AIDS but also of heightening awareness within the workforce about the disease.
We salute the workers of International Insurance Brokers (IIB) for taking this very bold stand.
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| Tommy Smith Managing Director of International Insurance Brokers renews his company's commitment to Dr. Robert Carr, Executive Director of JAS |
• Corporate Donors
JAS has over the years enjoyed the support of numerous business entities which have taken the bold step of contributing to the organisation. The list below is by no means an exhaustive one but bears testimony to the tremendous public spirit of this sector.
Carreras Group Ltd, Half Way Tree Ministers Fraternal,
British Caribbean Insurance Co., International Insurance Brokers Ltd., Digicel, Cable and Wireless, Entertainment Systems, Incommex Limited, Fair Heaven Pharmacy, Sandals, Air Jamaica, McDonalds, The Upper Crust, Yummy Bakery. Richard Vassal Collections, Les Campbell, Boon Hall Oasis, The show Room, Comtech Limited, American Airlines, Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee, Johnson Diversey, Beaches Sandy Bay, Sandals Montego Bay, Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Sandals Royal Caribbean
Courts Jamaica Limited, Conceptions by Marie, Montego Bay Ice Company, The Staff of First Caribbean International Bank, Pfizer Corporation, Ministerial Fraternity-West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, Jamaica Money Market Brokers,
Price Waterhouse Coopers , Jamaica National, Carnival Cruises, Western Mirror, Ronwin Texaco Service Station, Computers 4 Less, and Pear Tree Press.
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| Jacqueline Payne and members of the Jamaica Nationals Association Inc. of Washington DC present a cheque to Dr. Robert Carr |
Conceptions By Marie, owned and operated by Marie A. Dawkins has committed to donating 3% of all proceeds on sales of services each quarter for 2004 to JAS Montego Bay. Miss Dawkins has also offered to donate gift certificates to be used at fundraising events, to be a retail outlet for Life's Work and a point of sale for tickets for JAS' fundraising events.
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| Nurse Daunette Wellington, JAS Service Coordinator, getting ready to test the new vehicle while JAS and Rotary Officials look on. |
Individual contributions
Throughout our existence, individuals have responded to the organisation by making personal contributions in cash and in kind, In many instances they have been prompted by media coverage of the organisation's work, the testimony of relatives or friends who have used our services and or have done so as their tithing or for tax obligations.
