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“Why Don’t Board Members Do What They Are Supposed To Do?”

In May and June of this year, I facilitated a webinar nationally, titled “Why Don’t Board Members Do What They Are Supposed To Do?”  The webinar topic turned out to be very popular and relevant.  I am including the link to the recording (voice and power point together).  If you were not one of the nonprofit organizaitons who had the opportunity to participate in the webinar, this is a great way to do it. I would recommend this as a resource for anyone who works with boards on financial development.  To access the link, please click here:  Webinar Recording 6-30-11,  then wait a few moments for the connection from Webex.com to bring up the recorded webinar.  It is 52 minutes in length.

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“Why Don’t Board Members Do What They Are Supposed To Do?”

Gary Rick and Jeffrey Byrne of JB&A will be facilitating a FREE workshop for nonprofit executive staff and their board members in Erie, PA on Monday, April 11th  from 9 – 11:30 am at the Bel-Aire Clarion Conference Center, 2800 West 8th St., Erie. It is hosted by the Erie Nonprofit Partnership.

The topic is one of the comments often heard in relation to nonprofit fundraising. Before we lay blame for our fundraising shortfalls, we will review organizational best practices and some real-life positive strategies and examples in engaging board members. One of the unique features of this workshop is a panel discussion featuring three local nonprofit directors, each accompanied by a member of their Board. The focus of this workshop is on sharing best practices in creating a path to take unengaged board members and move them from a fear of fundraising to an enthusiasm for your case for support. You will learn that fundraising is not just about the money! The workshop is targeted for Executive Directors, CEOs, Development Directors and Board Chairs or other Board Leaders.

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Research Results of Online Donor Behavior

Last week I participated in a webinar by FirstGiving, an online fundraising firm. It was well done and very imformative. I learned a great deal that I did not know about online giving.  The results of their research conducted over the last three years, surprised me. We all know that online donations is the fastest growing category of philanthropic giving.  The company’s newsletter First Giving Insights features a great article: Understanding Donor Behavior: Seven Key Takeaways from Landmark FirstGiving studyI encourage you to read the article.  I think you will find it informative as I did.

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Answering Difficult Questions During the Fundraising Process

I was reading an article on a newsletter from the Suddes Group about responding to difficult questions in a succint manner.  Many times during capital campaigns and other fundraising projects we are confronted by individuals asking us for quick answers. I thought this was interesting reading and I thought I would pass along the link. The article is called, “Confidently Answering Any Curveball Questions”.

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Designing a Webinar

Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a Giving Institute Webinar on the topic of creating webinars.  It was excellent and Allison Van Diest did a great job. ”Webinars the WOW” was the title.  The use of webinars and technology continues to grow at a fast pace.  I would encourage you to go to the following link (http://www.aafrc.org/) to download the slides.  It is under the heading, “Education and Programs”.

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