Description
Are your board members actively engaged in fundraising for your non-profit? And if not – how can you encourage them to get involved?
In this episode, Jeff Schreifels and Karen Kendrick are joined by Renita Tyson for a conversation about how non-profits can build a better partnership with their boards. Renita is a Client Experience Leader at Veritus Group with a background in numerous sectors, from Fortune 500 companies to small industrial manufacturers. She’s held positions in sales, marketing, development, and senior management, and she also brings her own experience as a board member herself.
Whether you’re seeking out new board members, or you’d like to see more participation from an existing board, this episode will give you some new perspective on how to support your board members so they can do more for your mission.
Show Highlights: In this episode, you’ll learn about…
The role of board members in fundraising
How to shift the way your board thinks about fundraising and engage them in your mission
The resources your board needs in order to do an effective job
Recommendations for organizations seeking to diversify their board
In the non-profit sector, if you aren’t willing to advance into management, there is very little opportunity to grow as a fundraiser, take on new responsibilities, and increase your salary.
This is a frustrating reality, because not everyone is right for management.
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Published 11/12/24
More and more, fundraisers are being overworked and underpaid. They’re frequently pulled in different directions and asked to accomplish tasks that don’t fall under their domain – all without a solid support structure. It’s caused many to leave the sector entirely.
There is so much...
Published 10/22/24