With little to show but enthusiasm, the development staff at the National Constitution Center managed to fund a dream.

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

Seiter explains that that 50 percent breaks down as follows: In FY05, which begins Oct. 1, NCC expects to raise 36 percent from individual giving; 31 percent from foundations; 18 percent from corporate giving; 11 percent from membership (gifts between $25 and $1,000); 2 percent from board annual gifts; and 2 percent from its We the People Award dinner.