There are several reasons board giving is critical to your organization:
- It increases the level of “ownership” the board members feel toward your organization.
- It shows donors and prospective donors that your board members are good stewards.
- It enables your organization to raise...
Once your study is completed, you will need to decide whether a consultant is needed to help implement the campaign, and if so, exactly what role the consultant will play. These roles vary and typically include:
- Resident counsel, in which the consultant will be at your organization daily for a...
The right campaign cabinet is one of the most important indicators of whether your capital campaign will be successful or not. Involving key community leaders in your project can make all the difference in the world. Your board and staff alone should not try to run a campaign without support of...
Board members can give in various ways, and I don’t mean giving their time or talent instead of money! They should be giving all three. Your board job descriptions should reflect your expectations regarding the amount of time board members should be giving.
You should be seeking the talents...
“But, I’m a grant professional, I don’t need to worry about public speaking. That’s why I chose this profession, so I could sit in my office and do research and write all day. I am not the one who has to talk to funders”……or are you?
As a grant...
Nonprofits typically involve volunteers to help with programs, do administrative work, and work on special events.
They're missing the boat!
They could be engaging volunteers in things like:
- research and planning
- business giving
- major and planned gifts
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If you’ve been in fundraising for more than a week, you’ve probably attended or been invited to at least one workshop on “making the ask.” But before you think about asking an individual, a business, or a foundation for money, you have to establish a relationship.
This...