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Our guest presenter »Susan Howlett
• 40+ years experience • board member, development director,
executive director, and consultant to thousands of nonprofits
• taught Fundraising at the University of Washington for 25 years
• author of Boards on Fire! Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money Joyfully, and Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals, now in its 6th edition.
Three things to ask of board members
• Make your own gift (early and significant)
• Help us retain our key stakeholders
• Introduce others to our work to see who cares
Responsibilities of the Board as a Whole
• Determine mission, vision, strategic goals
• Select, support and evaluate the chief staff
• Provide financial oversight
• Ensure legal and ethical integrity
• Ensure adequate financial resources
• Recruit and support new board members
• Enhance the org’s public standing
Expectations of Everyone
Attend board meetings Make a financial contribution Chair or sit on a committee
Attend our events Talk about us in the community
I will make my gift or pledge on the first day of each fiscal year,
then pay it off in ways that work best for me:
* monthly installments * during my United Way campaign * to launch the paddle raise * through my family foundation
I will steward relationships with current or recently lapsed donors
by engaging them in our work, sharing how their support made a
difference, and inviting them to insider gatherings.
I will use my contacts to invite in-kind gifts of goods or services,
auction items, sponsorships or foundation support.
My first point: If we want trustees to participate
optimally in fundraising, we need to be honest, clear
and unapologetic about what we expect of them.
My Second Point
Board members will be more excited about raising money
if they’re engaged in authentic leadership, which means using our
board meetings more strategically, and focusing our time on the role of the
board in achieving our goals
Barrier #3: We haven’t shown board members how to participate most effectively
in our fundraising strategy
It’s up to US to remove the barriers
that keep board members from being passionate, joyful,
successful fundraisers
Find videos and helpful documents at
www.susanhowlett.com (“Boards on Fire Resources”)
Thanks for your attention! Susan Howlett
www.susanhowlett.com Author of
Boards on Fire!
https://bloomerang.co/resources
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