Having just returned from two days of working with nonprofit leaders in Portland, Maine on how to ask for gifts, Andrea shares her list of simple ways to make asking more personal and less stressful. Please add to her list in the comments section.
Andy Robinson discusses the importance and power of training your board and staff. He reminds us that we’re not born knowing how to do it.
Learn more about asking by watching Andrea’s recorded training on The Arc … Read More
Making a request as a board members is a different experience from making a request as a staff member. As a board member I could do it with a strength I wouldn’t have had as a staff member.
Andrea and Brian have compiled brief lists of why they think ED’s don’t get out the door more often and why they should.
Five great ways to create a “Culture of Asking” at your organization.
Does your board have a culture of asking? Take this quick assessment to find out.
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.
