The Chairman Challenge rewards Lodges for having a broad-based fundraising program and for improving their fundraising over the previous year. Lodges will be scored on the following categories: Increasing per capita over the previous year; meeting the GER's per capita goal; obtaining new donors; obtaining new pledges; and holding an ENF month fundraiser. Scores are calculated as follows.

1. Per Capita Increase (15 points possible)
Scoring is based on the percent increase over last year's per capita. Percent will be multiplied by 15 to determine score. Fifteen is the maximum score. Lodges whose per capita has decreased will receive zero points.

((Current Yr PC - Prior Yr PC) / Prior Year PC) x 15 = points allocated

2. Meeting and exceeding the GER's per capita goal of $4.50 (35 points possible)
Lodges will earn points based on the following table.

Range	Points
$4.50	18
$4.51 to $6.00	19
$6.01 to $8.00	20
$8.01 to $9.50	21
$9.51 to $11.00	22
$11.01 to $12.50	23
$12.51 to $14.00	24
$14.01 to $15.50	25
$15.51 to $17.00	26
$17.01 to $18.00	27
$18.01 to $19.00	28
$19.01 to $20.00	29
$20.01 to $21.00	30
$21.01 to $22.00	31
$22.01 to $23.00	32
$23.01 to $24.00	33
$24.01 to $25.00	34
More than $25.00	35

3. New Donors (20 points possible)
Scoring is based on new donors acquired as a percentage of membership. Percent will be multipled by 20 to determine points. The maximum score is 20.

(First-Time Donors /Total Members) X 20 = Points Allocated

4. New Annual Pledges (15 points possible)
Scoring is based on new pledges as a percentage of membership. Percent will be multipled by 15 to determine score. The maximum score is 15.

(New Annual Pledges / Total Members) X 15 = Points Allocated

5. Retaining New Donors(15 points) Scoring is based on the number of first-time donors from the prior year who renew this year. This number of second-year donors will be multiplied by 25 percent to determine score. The maximum score is 15

Second-year donors x .25 = points allocated

6. ENF Month Lodge Fundraiser (15 points)

Lodges earn 15 points by holding a fundraiser in October and submitting a reporting form to the Foundation office detailing the event. Reporting forms will be available at www.elks.org or upon request from the ENF office. The report includes a description of the event, the number of people involved, and the total amount raised.

Bonuses
1. Chairperson Reporting Bonus (2 Points)
Lodges can earn 2 bonus points by reporting their chairperson to the Foundation office by June 1.

2. Donor Acquisition (3 points possible)
Lodges can earn up to three bonus points by increasing the number of new donors acquired over the previous year. Use the following table:

Increase of 10 new donors	1 Point
Increase of 15 new donors	2 Points
Increase of 25 new donors	3 Points

1.	300 members or less
2.	301 to 500 members
3.	501 to 700 members
4.	701 to 1,100 members
5.	1,101 to 1,500 members
6.	More than 1,500 members