How Your Board Can Increase Donations by 39 Percent — Without Asking for Money

Here's a killer strategy for increasing your gifts by up to 39 percent. What is the magic ingredient? It's your board members, who else?

It may sound impossible for one fundraising strategy to return such a large increase in gifts. But this strategy works, and there's solid data to back it up.

Thank-you phone calls
Your board members will like this job because they don't have to ask for money. All they have to do is thank. This is one of my favorite no-ask fundraising strategies for board members. It's a perfect place to put them to work, even if they are nervous about soliciting.