Does your board run screaming when they hear the "F" word--fundraising? Learn how to get them comfortable with and enthused about fundraising. Turn your board members into roaring advocates for your organization, and help them become enthusiastic cheerleaders for your fundraising activities.

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2. The “Tin Cup” mentality?
A necessary evil?
We don’t need it.
Not my job!
I don’t know how.
I don’t want to bug my
friends!
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4. o Who Gets Money?
Why?
o Who Gives Money?
Why?
o Who Do You Give To?
Why?
o Who Do You Not Give To?
Why?
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6. 95/5 Rule
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8. o Policies
o Monitor revenue streams
o Planning
o Giving
o Asking other to give
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9. o How do we choose candidates for the board?
o How do we evaluate the candidate’s commitment ?
o Do they believe in our mission and vision?
o Do they feel ownership of our organization?
o Have we discussed the board’s fundraising role?
o Have we provided adequate education and training for
the board?
o Are we committed to working as a team with the board
on fundraising?
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10. o They have a fiduciary responsibility for the
organization!
o They are volunteers!
o They lend credibility to the organization!
o Funders expect it!
o They care (or should care), more than anyone else,
about the organization!
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11. o Board Recruitment
o The Development Committee
o The Board Appeal
o Board Education
o Brainstorming
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12. o The governance committee
o The position description
o Interviewing prospective board members
o Orientation
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14. The Development Officer and the Board
The Development Committee
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15. 100%
Meaningful Levels
Early Commitment
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16. o Start with the Chair
o Evaluate Board Giving Potential
o Prepare Materials
o Creating a Philanthropic Environment
o Ask Board Members Personally
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17. o Ongoing education
o One-on-one training
o Teaming up
o Raising the comfort level
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18. o Each board member invite three people to have lunch
with the ED
o Host an Event
o Board Thank-A-Thon
o Speaking Engagements
o The Elevator Speech
o Birthday/Anniversary Gifts
o Opening Doors
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19. o Identifying
o Cultivating
o Soliciting
o Stewardship
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20. How to Get Your Board Members to Use Their Spheres
of Influence
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