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Why You Should Ditch Your Next Fundraising Event

Fundraising events are a foundation for many nonprofit fundraising programs. But they are the most inefficient way of raising money. Here's a well-known chart of "cost per dollar raised" for various fundraising strategies: (Data…
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5 Fundraising Mistakes We Make With Our Boards

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Do your nonprofit board members avoid fundraising? If your board members back off when they should be pitching in, this may be why! Don't make these mistakes that hurt, rather than help, our cause. Mistake #1: Thinking that fundraising is…
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Why Did Doris Buffet Personally Answer This Fundraising Letter?

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You won't believe it but my friend Jacqueline wrote a "cold" letter appealing to Doris Buffett - and Ms. Buffett actually responded with a PERSONAL phone call. And, ultimately she made a gift. When Jacqueline told me about this, I didn't believe…
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14 Easy Ways Board Members Can Raise Money

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Board members can be enthusiastic fundraisers if you make it easy for them. Here are 14 examples of very specific natural, comfortable formats for asking. It's so helpful to board members when we can show them easy ways to make the ask. Offer…
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4 Steps to a Transformational Gift

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Transformational gifts are the most amazing gifts of all. They are largest and most significant gift an individual will ever make. Isn't securing a transformational gift your ultimate dream? These gifts bring funding that can completely transform…
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Five Tips for Overcoming Fundraising Fears

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Ok, we've all been there...Fundraising fears. You know what you need to be doing. . .  but you just -- you just -- you just -- manage to find something else to focus on that's lots more interesting and certainly less dreadful. There's that…
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10 Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Board Members

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There's so much confusion about the appropriate job of a nonprofit board member.

Lots of boards ask me to help them understand what their work really is. I often refer to a list that BoardSource created a few years ago that has become a reference in our sector.

Here's the list. I'll be discussing these responsibilities in my upcoming blog posts. There's lots to talk about here! What do they really mean? How do you implement them?

Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards From BoardSource

  1. Determine the organization's mission and purpose. It is the board's responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization's goals, means, and primary constituents served.
  2. Select the chief executive. Boards must reach consensus on the chief executive's responsibilities and undertake a careful search to find the most qualified individual for the position.
  3. Provide proper financial oversight. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
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