This document outlines a step-by-step approach for non-profit boards to engage members in fundraising. It discusses establishing expectations, responsibilities and metrics for board members. Specifically, it recommends boards:
1) Clearly define roles for board members, including expectations for contributing their time, talent, and treasure.
2) Provide a list of non-solicitation tasks board members can perform to contribute financially, like making thank you calls or attending events.
3) Set quantitative fundraising goals for board members to work towards over the year.
4) View board members as "chickens" who can produce "eggs" (community connections and resources) if properly supported in their roles.
1. A step by step approach to engage non-profit board members in fundraising Michele R. Berard, MBA, CFRE Raising Money Through Trusteeship
2. Step #1 Establish a clear set of expectations and responsibilities Begins with a Job Description Regardless of the size, all non-profits need to have clearly defined roles and responsibilities with measureable outcomes No need to reinvent the wheel, a guideline already exists…the trilogy of Time, Talent, Treasure However, don’t make the mistake that many do accepting that Trustees perform only one of the three Ts. Can your organization support Trustees that choose to do only one of the three Ts? If you answered yes, you don’t need to be in this session! All the organizations that I know, and in these current times, we need all the help we can get, therefore, all Trustees must participate in all Three T’s
