The Role of the Board in Fundraising
October 29, 2009
In our eNewsletter coming out today, we have an excellent article on the role of the Board of Directors in raising funds for your organization. It's written by one of expert GiftWorks Consultant Partners: Pete Nixon of Apogee Consultants in Park City, Utah. You won't want to miss it in your inbox! Please let us know if you're not on our mailing list.
It's typical for a board to want to "delegate" fund development to the Executive Director and/or Development Director and take on other matters. But, really, this is part of the core board responsibility, and one that cannot be totally delegated to staff.
Ruthellen Rubin, CFRE, another expert GiftWorks Consultant Partner, writes about this topic (among many others) in her blog. Here's an excellent article Ruthellen wrote on this topic that was published in Fundraising Success Magazine: Success in Fundraising Starts with the Board of Directors.
I have never been involved in a nonprofit organization that hasn't struggled with this issue in some way. We'd love to hear your insight from a board or a staff perspective!
