Nonprofit

Fundraising Tip: 6 Tips For Your New Nonprofit Board Member

Your new nonprofit needs them. These tips will help them be of great service to your organization.

Author walking to meet with a board member. Photo credit: Author

Those of us in nonprofit fundraising have a great opportunity to build our relationships and fundraising by working with our board of directors. Joining a nonprofit board of directors can be an exhilarating and life-changing experience. Not only does one get to work with others who share a similar passion for making the world a better place through the organization’s mission, but you can also support the mission in many ways.

Here are six action items to consider for those newly joining your nonprofit board of directors:

First, since you are reading this on social media, have them add this new volunteer experience to their LinkedIn profile. Let their professional network know they are on your nonprofit’s board.

Next, have them send a note to the ED/CEO and ask them to coffee or lunch. They have probably already met them, and this is their opportunity to get to know them better and see where they see them best fitting.

Next, do the same with their head of fundraising. In some cases, this may be the same person! Nonetheless, get to know them…