Four Steps to Creating a Strong Fundraising Board

Make your strongest board member the chair of this committee. This gives the committee the clout to get its job done and demonstrates that it is a priority. Far too many nominating committees meet once a year — an hour before a board meeting — to decide who they can get to serve on the board. The Committee on Trusteeship, by contrast, is a year-round, working committee that constantly is evaluating the needs of the organization and the ability of the board to meet those needs. It also should cultivate prospective board members who have the abilities to fill board needs and, when properly cultivated, recruit those people to serve.