Can Nonprofit Management Usurp Board Responsibilities?
By Eugene H. Fram
On balance management will always have more information about the organization than volunteer board members. As a result, directors must be proactive in seeking information from management and a variety of other sources, even if they must involve employees other than senior management. Following are three field examples showing what has happened when boards failed to be proactive (more…)
Should All Board Members Be Required to be Directly Involved With Fundraising?
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Based on my experiences, it should be those who have successfully done it previously or are willing, with some coaching, to try it. However, board members also need to maximize their colleagues’ contacts. That may involve teaming someone who does not usually get involved in fundraising with an experienced hand, especially if the inexperienced person knows a potential donor.
The CEO will also need to be an assertive leader when it comes to fundraising, but all board members will need to play sone supportive role. Neither board members nor CEOs can abdicate their fundraising roles.
Everyone on a nonprofit board should make an annual contribution. This is often managed through a Give and Get Policy. * Certainly, the amount depends on each director’s personal situation, but even a token amount or other contribution is significant. When developing funding grant proposals for foundations or corporations, 21 century funders often want to know whether or not all members of the board are are behind the organization in some personal manner.
*https://www.amyeisenstein.com/set-give-get-policy-for-your-board/
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