If there is a near-universal reality in the nonprofit sector, it is that at some point, most organizations struggle with board member engagement around fundraising. Whether it stems from a lack of confidence, information, or motivation, board members’ lack of engagement with fundraising has real implications for an organization’s finances, not to mention the additional stress for staff leaders.
But boards can be a powerful ally for staff in fundraising efforts if the right accountability, support, and empowerment are available to them. Start your Friday with us to see how you can jump-start or deepen your board’s engagement with fundraising efforts. You’ll explore why some boards fundraise and others do not, and what can be done to increase your board’s involvement.
You’ll walk away with new ideas, as well as take-home tools and worksheets about how to engage your current board members in fundraising, how to identify new board members likely to fundraise, and how to have systematic conversations about the board’s role in fundraising.
Learning Objectives:
Include board fundraising as an expectation in your board recruitment, and identify board prospects who are likely to be engaged in fundraising
Create systems to hold board members accountable for their fundraising involvement while preserving the board
and executive director relationship
Engage and empower board members to be effective fundraisers through targeted resources and tools,
giving them the right information, and helping them prepare to be successful
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