Comments on: Annual Board Solicitations http://www.asmallchange.net/annual-board-solicitations/ Making sense of fundraising for non-profits. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Smignihoonrop http://www.asmallchange.net/annual-board-solicitations/comment-page-1/#comment-27565 Smignihoonrop Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:03:50 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=156#comment-27565 Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping. I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it. God will appreciate it. Nothing seems to be easier than seeing someone whom you can help but not helping.
I suggest we start giving it a try. Give love to the ones that need it.
God will appreciate it.

]]> By: It’s the economy … :: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology http://www.asmallchange.net/annual-board-solicitations/comment-page-1/#comment-15983 It’s the economy … :: Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:22:37 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=156#comment-15983 [...] A Small Change blog talks about annual board solicitations. [...] [...] A Small Change blog talks about annual board solicitations. [...]

]]> By: Jayson Ursulak http://www.asmallchange.net/annual-board-solicitations/comment-page-1/#comment-11823 Jayson Ursulak Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:07:50 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=156#comment-11823 Great idea Jason. We have challenged our board this year to each bring in $10K of new money. Some embraced the idea and other did not. I think the biggest challenge to the reluctant ones was the thought of asking for money. If we had done something like this in past years, they would at least have a bit of experience at it. One thing I shared with our board was for them to remember that they are not asking for money for themselves. They are asking for money to enable our organization to the deliver the services we provide and for the people who will benefit from them. @Mark, I agree it is very easy to forget that everyone has a role in fund development. I am pretty green at all of this still, but eager to learn. I know your blog will be helpful. Great idea Jason. We have challenged our board this year to each bring in $10K of new money. Some embraced the idea and other did not. I think the biggest challenge to the reluctant ones was the thought of asking for money. If we had done something like this in past years, they would at least have a bit of experience at it.

One thing I shared with our board was for them to remember that they are not asking for money for themselves. They are asking for money to enable our organization to the deliver the services we provide and for the people who will benefit from them.

@Mark, I agree it is very easy to forget that everyone has a role in fund development.

I am pretty green at all of this still, but eager to learn. I know your blog will be helpful.

]]> By: Mark Petersen http://www.asmallchange.net/annual-board-solicitations/comment-page-1/#comment-9192 Mark Petersen Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:52:35 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=156#comment-9192 Jason ... this is a simple and very effective idea which I would endorse wholeheartedly. Often I feel that when we let the fundraisers only do the asking, we fall into the trap of forgetting that ALL staff and board of a non-profit group need to have a role in fund development. Jason … this is a simple and very effective idea which I would endorse wholeheartedly. Often I feel that when we let the fundraisers only do the asking, we fall into the trap of forgetting that ALL staff and board of a non-profit group need to have a role in fund development.

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