Nonprofit organizations are living things, just like the people who serve them. And just like any other living thing, nonprofits -- including nonprofit boards -- have their own unique life cycles. Understanding the life cycles of nonprofit organizations and their boards, from infancy to maturity, is one of the keys to success with … [Read more...]
Opening Doors: A Great Way to Engage Your Nonprofit Board Members
While almost anyone can learn how to raise money, there will always be at least some of your board members who will resist asking for one reason or another. So how can you involve your “non-asking” board members in your fundraising? One of the best ways is to ask them to open doors to your organization. In other words, ask them to … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Retain Your Best Nonprofit Board Members
Previously, we covered how to attract great board members. But after you “get” them to join your board, how do you keep them? In a few words, you want to make sure they become engaged and remain involved, so they develop into strong, loyal supporters of your organization. Five Strategies to Keep Your Strongest Board Members As you … [Read more...]
How to Recruit Stellar Board Members to Your Important Cause
Solid nonprofit boards filled with engaged, committed superstars, who are also effective in all of their roles -- including fundraising -- don't “just happen.” In actuality, finding (and keeping) the right people is the process of answering one simple question: “What's in it for me?” After all, I don't need to tell you how busy your … [Read more...]
Roles and Responsibilities of Constructive Nonprofit Board Members
Have you ever felt frustrated with your nonprofit's board members? If so, join the club. As I said in the first post in the Year of the Fundraising Board series, board issues are one of the most common challenges my nonprofit clients face. Before we dive in to the nitty-gritty of crafting a fundraising board, then, it makes sense to take … [Read more...]
2015: The Year of the Fundraising Board
The role that your board plays (or should play) in fundraising is one of the topics I find myself talking about the most these days. And not just because boards are so important, but also because problems with board members are the number one complaint I hear from nonprofit staff members. With that in mind, and because recruiting and … [Read more...]
Amy’s Top 10 Countdown to Year End
As the year winds down, I like to reflect on what I’ve accomplished this year, what I'm still committed to working on next year, and what ideas or projects need to be abandoned and not carried into the new year. (Yes, it’s okay to cut some things loose than need to be let go.) You may think of this process as creating resolutions, but most … [Read more...]
Holiday Donor Gifts that Keep on Giving – Without Costing a Thing
November is all about gratitude. Every year we learn more and more about how gratitude impacts giving. One of the main reasons that donors give (consciously or otherwise) is to feel good. When we (as nonprofit staff and board members) express genuine gratitude to our donors, they feel good about giving and are more likely to give … [Read more...]
A Super-Powerful Question that Could Skyrocket Your Fundraising
Ask yourself the following question: "What if I could not fail?" I recently read the book, “A More Beautiful Question” by Warren Berger, and the book asked some pretty powerful questions. One of the questions was: “What if you could not fail?” What would you do differently in your life, at your nonprofit, and for your fundraising … [Read more...]
You’re Not Too Late to Raise More on #GivingTuesday
If you’re not already planning a fundraising campaign around #GivingTuesday, you should! It’s the perfect antidote to all the shopping happening on #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday. If you aren’t familiar with #GivingTuesday, it’s an online campaign started in 2012 that any nonprofit can participate in, allowing your cause to take … [Read more...]
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