Do you wish your board did more fundraising? I’m going to guess the answer is “yes!” Many board members run the other way at the mention of fundraising. Others agree to help but don’t end up doing much. In this interactive workshop, we’ll discuss why your board might shy away from fundraising, how to talk to your board about this hot-button topic, and ways to involve your board in fundraising — without scaring them off and even if they “don’t know anyone with money.”
Takeaways:
- Gain insight into why board members aren’t participating in fundraising
- Learn how to talk to board members about how they really feel about fundraising
- Understand how to help board members get over the fear of fundraising
- Hear strategies for raising more money without having to solicit
 Tina Cincotti is the founder of Funding Change Training & Consulting. Funding Change helps nonprofits raise more money from individual donors – your most reliable and sustainable source of funding. Our approach focuses on building relationships and communicating with supporters – not simply soliciting. With 13 years experience in fund development, Tina specializes in improving donor relations, building and strengthening donor programs, creating development plans, and training and coaching boards and staff new to fundraising. Through her consulting, she helps groups develop the tools and skills to improve donor retention, attract new supporters, and create communications that will have a greater impact. Tina is on the Board of Directors of Women In Development, and is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the Nonprofit Consultants Network, and maintains a consulting affiliation with Third Sector New England. |
 Funding Change helps grassroots nonprofits raise more money from individual donors – your most reliable and sustainable source of funding. Our approach focuses on building relationships and communicating with supporters – not simply soliciting.Here are some examples of the different types of projects Funding Change could help you with: * Increase the involvement of your board in fundraising * Start an individual giving program or an annual fund * Optimize your online giving * Create a strategic fundraising plan * Design a major gifts campaign * Build stronger relationships with your donors * Design and write your direct mail appeal package * Identify new supporters * Set up a database to maximize your donor contact * Improve your donor relations * Boost the impact of your organizational newsletter |
