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...]
What Does Diversity Have To Do With Fundraising?
Why diversity? How often do you think about diversity at your organization? Do you have a diverse staff? Members of your board? Or the clients you serve? And, what does diversity mean to you, personally? What is Diversity? We're not only about race anymore, and it doesn’t just mean black and white. When we talk about diversity, … [Read more...]
Train my Board? Are You Crazy, I Don’t Have Time to Check my E-mail!
Not very often, but once in a while I invite a guest blogger to post on my site. My friend and colleague, Andrea Kihlstedt, along with her co-author, Andy Robinson, published a book this year, which is so amazing, I wanted to share it with you. The following post will give you some great ideas on how to engage your board in the fundraising … [Read more...]
How to Cultivate Foundations of Every Type (from Corporate to Family)
This week's question is from Alex and it's about cultivating foundations. Remember, cultivating means building relationships. Specifically, Alex wants to know: Should you cultivate foundations the same way you cultivate individual donors? The answer is “Absolutely yes!” Tip of the Day: You definitely want to build … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Board Members to Give 100%
Whenever I begin fundraising consulting with a new client, one of the first things I always stress is the importance of 100% board participation. In this week's Ask the Fundraising Expert video, you'll discover why it's so important that every board member contribute monetarily, regardless of any other contributions they … [Read more...]
Leveraging Your Board Members for Major Gift Fundraising
The Major Gift Challenge has been on for 9 months now and participants are starting to see some great success! I’ve taken you from identifying your donors through the ask and follow-up. So for the last three months of the year, I’m going to veer off the course we’ve been on a bit and tackle some important related topics. The topic of … [Read more...]
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