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Advancing Chaminade

The advancement, or comprehensive "development", program at Chaminade is driven by the Mission of Chaminade College Preparatory, the Long Range Plan of the School (accepted and ratified by the Board of Directors in March, 1995) and the WASC Accreditation findings of Spring, 1996. The program involves the Annual Fund, Communications and Public Relations, Alumni Relations, Parent Relations, Special Events, Foundation and Corporate Relations, Planned Gifts, Endowment and Capital Projects, and is staffed by the Office of Advancement located in Chaminade Hall on the Chatsworth site.

In May of 1996, the Office of Advancement Staff designed the following Mission Statement to direct their efforts:

The Mission of the Chaminade College Preparatory Office of Advancement is to create and administer a comprehensive and on-going program of fund raising and community relations to advance the mission of the school. Primary to the operation of the office is the careful stewardship of Chaminade constituents while consistently practicing the highest standard of ethics. Essential to this effort is the development of strong and supportive bonds with the families, faculty, other employees, alumni and friends of the school, creating an environment where both philanthropic and volunteer contributions are recognized and sincerely appreciated. Positive results are achieved through careful planning, confidential prospect research, meticulous record keeping, and through cultivation of relationships, as well as the timely production of communication materials providing news of the Chaminade Mission to all constituents.

The Chaminade Office of Advancement adheres to the accepted practices of charitable giving management as defined by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the National Society of Fund Raising Executives, the National Catholic Development Conference, the National Committee of Planned Giving and the National Council for Resource Development.