Back to the Basics
Any voluntary contribution of support where a donor expects nothing in return other than recognition.
What is a Gift/Donation
This tier of support includes all donations made under $100,000. Generally gained through membership, mailed and or digital campaigns, and individual asks.
What is Annual Giving
This book is annually put out to share priority park and forest service projects to donors, stakeholders, and staff.
What is the Field Guide
This retail giving initiative directly supports wildlife projects within our parks.
What is the Adopt-A programs
You may have heard me mention this collaborative group- bringing together local, state, fed, community members, and ZFP together - with a 4 letter abbreviation - what is this group?
What is the RRMP -
(Regional Recreation Management Planning group)
A term used to define the process of building up relationships both pre and post donation to encourage continued support.
What is Stewardship
What is Employee Giveback
Considered our pillars - these two word statements are how we section out the Field Guide - for Double Jeopardy - NAME ALL THREE!
What are:
Improving Today
Informing Tomorrow
Protecting Forever
What % of donation dollars go back to support our public lands?
What is 100%
A similar group - but with a slightly different scope of work (more focused on the Zion Corridor) this group of stakeholders meets to share resources and ongoing work happening along SR 9.
What is the ZRC
(Zion Regional Collaborative)
Typically coming from a government agencies or foundations - requiring a multi-phased writing and budget process, this fund source is ______.
What are Grants
This type of donor is someone who has included a nonprofit in their will, trust, or estate plan.
What is a planned giver (or legacy donor)?
A long standing park priority ________ is a program that uses the 3-touch approach. With students first hosting NPS staff to learn about the resource, then traveling up into the park for a multi-day camping immersion, then returning back to their home community to complete a service learning project.
What is Concrete-to-Canyons
___ ______ (2 words) directly supports ongoing marketing and communication and development efforts with an easy ask at the register.
What is Collecting Emails
Which large project has brought together the most stakeholders to date and works to address the needs directly outside of Zion National Park?
What is the East Zion Initiative!
This tier of support is marked by gifts of more than $100,001 - often given by individuals through personalized engagement and stewardship.
What is Major Donors
This type of fundraising campaign focuses on raising a large sum of money for a specific project or initiative over a set period.
What is a Capital Campaign
Field Guide projects vary in size - in 2025 one of the larger projects featured will support our SAR rangers as they respond to calls as well as serve as a back-up support for the community when theirs is on a call. Project title is RAPID RESPONSE - what will we be fundraising to purchase?
What is an Ambulance!
This program in the discovery and revamp phase combines goals from retail and development to support our public lands - with an ask for ________.
What is Membership
The _ _ _ awarded ZFP with $5M for the Experiential Corridor last year - this group is one that receives funding from the state legislature to support outdoor recreation priorities across the state.
What is the OAC
(Outdoor Adventure Commission)
The strategy of asking donors for a larger contribution after they have already given.
What is an Upgrade or an Ask for a Second Gift?
A strategy where a donor agrees to double contributions up to a certain amount in a campaign - it can also be the type of gift that an employer gives in recognition of a gift their staff gives.
What is a Matching Gift
Share a project you are passionate to talk to visitors about
What is (answer your own and story to connect)
To the nearest $1000 - how much was raised across all park store sites in round-up register donations in 2024?
What is $267,266!
(acceptable answers are $250K-270K)
This planned project will bring folks from the RRMP together in creating a log of all existing trails which then can be prioritized for updates, improvements, and future trail construction.
What is the GIS Mapping Project