Board Reality Check

That, however, is how most board members view fundraising, and it plays a big part in why they don’t want to be involved.

That most boards don’t fundraise may be a fact, but it is also a fact that we really need them to. At a time when even the 400 largest nonprofits are seeing declines of up to 9 percent in their fundraising revenue, we all need to be working harder. If your organization, like many, has been overly dependent on grants, your need is even greater and going to get greater still.