I’d be willing to bet that every nonprofit I’ve worked with has spent some time wishing their board members “helped more” with fundraising.
When they say that, they usually mean they want more people to make direct asks for gifts. I say not all board members should ask for money, but every board member can tell a moving story about the meaningful impact of their organization.
Development staff, CEOs, and marketing teams can empower board members to use storytelling as an effective and comfortable way to participate in the crucial work of raising money. To tell a great story, board (and staff) members must be authentic, passionate, and focused on the mission.
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Topics:
Board Development,
Fundraising,
Case For Support,
Financial Development,
Capital,
Board Management,
Case Statement,
Capital Fundraising,
Execution,
Communication,
Asking For Help,
Development,
Potential,
Resource Development,
finance,
financial management,
Leadership & Boards,
board governance
One evening in early December of 2020, I got a text from a friend (who is a County Commissioner) that there was a mob of armed protesters outside her house. Her 12-year-old son was home alone at the time. He called her while she was at a Health District meeting that would determine whether our county would issue a mask mandate. Can you imagine how afraid he must’ve been?
Events like these have happened across the country. The storming of the U.S. Capitol lingers as an inevitable pinnacle in a ramping up of hate and discontent.
These events were inspired by a sense of fear, and were intended to stoke fear in others. Another friend of mine said how those events made her “afraid to even go outside to take a run” that afternoon.
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Fear,
Generosity,
Big L Leadership,
Giving,
Asking For Help,
Gift Of Giving,
Kindness
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Capital Campaign,
Capital Readiness,
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Capital Fundraising,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Capital Leadership,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Camp Fundraising,
Annual Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Capital Leadership,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management
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Topics:
Fundraising,
Big L Leaders,
Camp Fundraising,
Annual Fundraising,
Fundraising Management,
Planning,
Church Fundraising,
Fundraising Campaign,
Capital Leadership,
Asking For Help,
Nonprofit,
financial management