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Expectations, of course, start when the members are enlisted to join the board. Be sure you explicitly let all new members know that help in fundraising is required.
EIGHT: Put fundraising up front on your agenda.
How fundraising is presented at board meetings has a lot to do with its visibility in front of board members. Don’t present this report without telling them what they can do to help it succeed. Fundraising results and plans should be up front at every meeting. It could be the most important
discussion of the evening. Your board members need to understand your organization’s fundraising program, its challenges and opportunities.
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Gail believes in parties first, rabble-rousing second, and having fun while changing the world.
Gail Perry CFRE is an international fundraising coach, speaker, trainer and thought-leader. She is a leader in a new breed of fundraisers who are on the cutting edge of fundraising today. Her Fired-Up Fundraising approach, developed over the past 25 years as a nonprofit philanthropy expert, has helped organizations raise hundreds of millions in gifts. Gail's practical and refreshing approach to raising money in today's world is based on the very latest innovative fundraising strategies. An inspirational and popular speaker, she leads energizing fundraising workshops and board retreats around the globe. She particularly enjoys working with nonprofit board members, introducing them to a new perspective on fundraising and ways they can be successful at it. Gail's book, Fired-Up Fundraising, has been called the "gold standard guide to building successful fundraising boards." Gail got her start in fundraising at Duke University, and then went on to lead fundraising at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can read Gail's weekly blogs at FiredUpFundraising.com, and also find her provocative articles at FundraisingSuccess, Guidestar, and Capital Campaign Magic.
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