Is It Time to Grow?

Finally, professionals often can be brought on your board, including a seasoned fundraiser who works for another organization and also cares about yours. This person is ideal to chair your fundraising committee.

ARE YOU WINNING?
Evaluation. There are many things a development officer can do to raise money; the most important of these is to hold face-to-face meetings with volunteers and donors. Is your development officer holding meetings or getting sidetracked by one of the many other activities to be done? When I become overwhelmed with all I have to do, a wise friend of mine likes to tell me, “There is time for everything.” I have found this to be true: If we focus on the big things, the little things do get done. So if your development officer is focused on meeting with donors, the mail will get mailed, the events will come off and the reports will get written.