Make a difference for your bank and your industry
BUILD is the political action committee of the Iowa Bankers Association. BUILD raises funds through personal contributions from officers, employees and directors of IBA member banks. The funds are then used to support candidates who are supportive of the banking industry.
All contributions to BUILD are voluntary. Disbursements of PAC funds are based on input from bankers and approved by the IBA Advocacy and Policy Committee.
If there are candidates you think the IBA should support with BUILD funds or if you would like to deliver PAC checks, let us know today!
For more information, download the BUILD brochure or email Makayla Gallentine, Advocacy & Policy Coordinator, or call (515) 286-2996.
Review the 2024 BUILD Annual PAC Report.
Recognition Levels
Gold Level Contributors ($500+)
- Gold name badge sticker recognition at IBA events.
- Special gift at IBA Chairman’s Cup
- Recognition at convention
- Invitation to IBA leadership and BUILD Gold Level contributor reception and dinner held during convention
- listed in BUILD Annual Report
Silver Level Contributors ($250+)
- Silver name badge sticker recognition at IBA events.
- listed in BUILD Annual Report
Bronze Level Contributors ($249-$1)
- Bronze name badge sticker recognition at IBA events.
Bank Recognition
- Top giving banks by asset size recognized at convention
- Banks that meet investment goal will receive plaque/plate for BUILD plaque
Tools You Need
Use these materials to kick off a BUILD campaign at your bank!
CEO Authorization Form
CEOs or authorized executives can complete the form online to authorize that a portion of contributions be used for federal campaign efforts.
BUILD (Federal) Authorization for Solicitation
Authorization for Payroll Deduction
Contribution Card
This contribution card must be completed by each individual contributor for campaign finance record-keeping purposes.
Contribution Worksheet
This worksheet can be used to track individual employee donations at your bank.
Brochure
This brochure can be shared with your officers, directors and employees. You can download and print copies here or request more copies from the IBA if needed.
Fundraising Ideas
Employee Casual Days
Use this message to announce a casual day campaign to your employees:
[Bank Name] is raising money for BUILD – Bankers Unite in Legislative Decisions. BUILD is our industry’s political action committee, raising money for legislative candidates who understand the important role that Iowa banks play in our state and local communities. To help support this campaign, we are offering you the opportunity to “buy” a casual day as a fun way to raise money for the industry. For just [Select $ amount] per pay period, you can have an extra casual day per week. You can make your contribution through payroll deduction or write a check for the total amount – whichever you prefer. The designated casual day will be each [Name a day of the week]. Also, in an effort to ease record keeping, this program requires an all-in or all-out approach. If you participate, it is for the year, not on a week-by-week basis.
If you wish to participate, please see [Name a bank employee] for payroll deduction cards or to simply write a check for the year. You will be provided with a BUILD sticker that you can put on your office name plate to indicate you are participating in the program. Then enjoy a casual day while helping your industry!
Thirteenth Board Meeting
Use this strategy to implement a thirteenth board meeting:
The bank CEO schedules an additional board meeting for the year. It can be held immediately following one of the bank’s regularly scheduled board meetings and is devoted exclusively to discussing BUILD and the industry’s legislative issues. The board chair may encourage each member to contribute the board fee from the second meeting to BUILD. If the board members agree, they write a personal check to BUILD.
Additional Tips
- Iowa Bankers Association staff is also available to join a board meeting to review current industry legislative issues.
- If the minutes from your annual meeting allow for “special meetings” that pay less than your regular board fee, you may also be more comfortable going that route.
- The same concept may also be used for staff meetings of bank officers.
- It is legal to encourage your directors and officers to contribute their board fee to BUILD, but it is illegal to require them do so. It is legal for your directors and officers to write a personal check to BUILD, but it is illegal for them to sign their board fee over to BUILD.
- Your directors and officers will be liable for any income taxes on the board fee.