Are you an executive director or development director wishing your board would do more fundraising? Is your board made up of great people who say they want to help, but never actually do anything? Or perhaps they tell you outright …
We’ve been busy, busy with board trainings this summer. It makes sense. This is often the slowest time of year for fundraising and smart fundraisers know that they’d better get the building blocks in place for the fall season before …
Have you been begging your board to go out and ask for money? Perhaps you’ve even brought in a trainer to give them a refresher on how to make the “ask.” Have you been urging your board to pony up …
We tend to think that a board’s primary role in fundraising is implementation. They should give money, they should ask for money, they should make connections and spread the word. All of this is true. Board members can be our …
Its sad, but true. Board fundraising trainings are often useless. You know the drill. You pull in an expert, you offer a training, and everyone seems enthusiastic. But days and weeks after the training, nothing seems to be happening. A year …