If your board members aren’t comfortable asking for gifts, they’re not likely to do it! A good plan to train your board to ask that provides opportunities of many sorts year round will go a long way to easing their discomfort and turning them into effective fundraiser.
See the concluding episodes of our year working with Sarah Weisberg on fundraising for the Biobus. Did she succeed? Find out now!
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When people of opposite Asking Styles come to appreciate each other’s strengths, they can be the best, most effective teams. Read how Alison Kear and Carlette Mack combine their very different styles.
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If your board members aren’t comfortable asking for gifts, they’re not likely to do it! A good plan to train your board to ask that provides opportunities of many sorts year round will go a long way to easing their discomfort and turning them into effective fundraiser.
