Comments on: Fearless Fundraising for New Members http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142 Board Life Matters is a national sounding board designed to inspire and engage the next generation in nonprofit board service. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:45:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave Sternberg http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-373 Dave Sternberg Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:11:57 +0000 http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142#comment-373 Denise: Facebook and other social media options are great for reaching new audiences and building a consitutency in a new way...as for fundraising it still represents less than 2% of total fundraising revenue nationwide. Denise:

Facebook and other social media options are great for reaching new audiences and building a consitutency in a new way…as for fundraising it still represents less than 2% of total fundraising revenue nationwide.

]]> By: Denise Malvini http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-155 Denise Malvini Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:51:09 +0000 http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142#comment-155 How does Facebook relate to fundraising? How does Facebook relate to fundraising?

]]> By: Dave Sternberg http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-8 Dave Sternberg Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:35:33 +0000 http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142#comment-8 To get ready for training, work with a board member or two that really get it. Craft a training that is engaging and fun. Have each board member craft an elevator speech and share within smaller groups. Then let each group chose the one they felt was best and share with everyone. You can ask the board to describe the qualities of a $100 donor and flip chart the response. Then do the same for a $10,000 donor. As a group discuss the differences and what it takes to move a donor from $100 to $10,000. This helps board members understand the fundraising "process." These are two examples of ways to help board members move out of their comfort zone in a safe way. At some point conducting solicitation training might be appropriate. As you noted this is situational. If solicitation training is the place your boards is, then go for it. To get ready for training, work with a board member or two that really get it. Craft a training that is engaging and fun. Have each board member craft an elevator speech and share within smaller groups. Then let each group chose the one they felt was best and share with everyone.

You can ask the board to describe the qualities of a $100 donor and flip chart the response. Then do the same for a $10,000 donor. As a group discuss the differences and what it takes to move a donor from $100 to $10,000. This helps board members understand the fundraising “process.”

These are two examples of ways to help board members move out of their comfort zone in a safe way. At some point conducting solicitation training might be appropriate. As you noted this is situational. If solicitation training is the place your boards is, then go for it.

]]> By: Brian http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142&cpage=1#comment-7 Brian Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:16:34 +0000 http://boardlifematters.org/?p=142#comment-7 For those that need some training--and those of us who may be doing the training--do you have any suggestions on how to get ready? How do we prepare and how do we train others? Do you have suggestions on approach, amount, realistic goals? I imagine a lot of that will differ from person-to-person and organization-to-organization. Anything to get started and feel comfortable in the "asking people for money" world would be great. Looking forward to more from this resource! For those that need some training–and those of us who may be doing the training–do you have any suggestions on how to get ready?

How do we prepare and how do we train others? Do you have suggestions on approach, amount, realistic goals? I imagine a lot of that will differ from person-to-person and organization-to-organization. Anything to get started and feel comfortable in the “asking people for money” world would be great.

Looking forward to more from this resource!

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