Comments on: Would You Like Fries With That? http://www.asmallchange.net/would-you-like-fries-with-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-like-fries-with-that Making Sense of Fundraising Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:58:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Haydon http://www.asmallchange.net/would-you-like-fries-with-that/#comment-326 John Haydon Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:29:48 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=134#comment-326 Jason, Beautiful post on a point that goes deeper than any Harvard MBA business theory. In the end, we are all people. Board members are the key drivers in a non-profit. Deeply respecting and appreciating them goes a long, long way! There is a Buddhist saying that "When you bow to a mirror, it's reflection bows back. Thanks again for the insights! -- John Haydon www.corporatedollar.org Humanistic Marketing for Non-Profits Jason,

Beautiful post on a point that goes deeper than any Harvard MBA business theory. In the end, we are all people. Board members are the key drivers in a non-profit. Deeply respecting and appreciating them goes a long, long way!

There is a Buddhist saying that “When you bow to a mirror, it’s reflection bows back.

Thanks again for the insights!
–
John Haydon
http://www.corporatedollar.org
Humanistic Marketing for Non-Profits

]]> By: Janice Chan http://www.asmallchange.net/would-you-like-fries-with-that/#comment-325 Janice Chan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:37:17 +0000 http://www.asmallchange.net/?p=134#comment-325 I haven't been around long enough to know if board members have been treated differently in the past and whether that has made a difference. However, at my organization, board members are considered high-level donors (and they are, as they all either donate personally or help us raise money) and treated at that level, although obviously as board members, they are much more involved than most of our donors and thus we get to know them better. Still, when my friends come over, even if they have been over to my place a hundred times and know exactly where everything is in the kitchen, I still offer to get them a drink/etc. when they come over. If they feel comfortable getting it themself, that's fine, but I'd rather offer than take the chance that they don't feel comfortable enough and are waiting for me to ask so they don't feel like they're imposing. But that's me, and I do it because I rarely feel comfortable enough to just go grab something out of someone's kitchen, even if I know my way around it, unless they've told me ahead of time. I haven’t been around long enough to know if board members have been treated differently in the past and whether that has made a difference. However, at my organization, board members are considered high-level donors (and they are, as they all either donate personally or help us raise money) and treated at that level, although obviously as board members, they are much more involved than most of our donors and thus we get to know them better. Still, when my friends come over, even if they have been over to my place a hundred times and know exactly where everything is in the kitchen, I still offer to get them a drink/etc. when they come over. If they feel comfortable getting it themself, that’s fine, but I’d rather offer than take the chance that they don’t feel comfortable enough and are waiting for me to ask so they don’t feel like they’re imposing. But that’s me, and I do it because I rarely feel comfortable enough to just go grab something out of someone’s kitchen, even if I know my way around it, unless they’ve told me ahead of time.

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