5 Priceless Gifts a Board Member Can Give Her Nonprofit
A capacity plan
With the board in support of organization building, it's time to put an organization-building plan in place. Ask the head of your nonprofit to spend some time coming up with a capacity-building plan that will take the organization to the next level. Then present that plan at the next board meeting for a substantive conversation about what is truly holding the organization back and what it would take to move forward.
An organization-building investment
Instead of asking that your annual donation go to your favorite program, be the lead investor in this new capacity-building plan. Organization-building dollars are very difficult to find so those closest to the organization should be the first to step up and invest in capacity. And don't just give the required amount. Make an investment that is significant to you. If you truly believe in this organization, take out your checkbook and make it hurt.
