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Article Excerpt
Does the word fund-raising strike terror into the hearts of your board members, or do they jump for joy over the opportunity to ask friends, family, and business associates to donate to a great cause? I suspect that their reactions are similar to those of members of other nonprofit agency boards. Board members know they are expected to have some role in fund-raising, but some certainly would prefer to forget about it if you would let them. Others really do have a passion about development activities and making an "ask" for the agency.
Board members can be effective fundraisers for your agency in many ways. The key is finding the right fit for each person and organizing your agency to best meet the demands of raising money. Our agency has had a good deal of experience in this area during the past ten years, as we made a strategic decision to modify our agency's organizational composition to maximize our fund-raising ability.
Our evolving fund-raising journey
The Centers for Youth and Families began in 1884 as the Children's Aid Society in Little Rock, Arkansas. Through the years, we have had a history of fund-raising and capital campaigns to grow the organization. Today we have a $20 million annual budget and approximately 325 full-time employees. We operate child and adolescent behavioral health programs in Central and Southeast Arkansas.
Like most nonprofits, our development program has evolved. From 1970 to 1995, we operated...
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