5 Ways To Engage Your Board In Fundraising

Are your board members fundraising? Learn 5 ways to get them immediately involved.

Successful nonprofits rely on their board members to contribute to the fundraising effort, even more critical than their fiduciary responsibility in driving and sustaining growth.

You can engage your board members in the fundraising initiative in five distinct ways. Three tactics fit well within the board’s formal governance responsibilities, and only two involve board members directly in cultivation and solicitation. You can easily involve all your board members in development efforts, even those uncomfortable asking for money.

• What fundraising targets should the board set?
• How can the board monitor fundraising outputs and achievements?
• What guidance should the board provide regarding funding priorities?
• How can board members leverage their personal connections?
• What concrete steps can the board take to raise money for the organization?