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The Nuts and Bolts of Finding Board Members for Your Nonprofit

May 27, 2018
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Board Development, Management and Leadership

Few people would disagree with the notion that building a team of people, particularly a nonprofit board, who will work together well and advance the larger cause of an organization, is challenging. It’s part luck and part hard work. There’s little we can do about luck, but we can try to boil the hard work of finding board members down to its essence. In this post, then, we will look at some best practices for getting the right board members…

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By Barbara Hopkins
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Building Your Board, Part 1: Who Should Play a Role?

April 2, 2018
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Board Development, Management and Leadership

Building Your Board Part 1: Who Should Play a Role? Anyone who has ever worked in a not-for-profit organization governed by a board of directors knows that the organization depends for its success on the strength of its board. Sure, you’ve got to have a strong and capable leader in the person who serves as Executive Director. But that person needs an equally visionary and supportive board to move the organization forward. How do you achieve this result? I won’t…

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5 Reasons Why Hosting a Houseparty is a Great Fundraising Idea for Growing Your Nonprofit

July 10, 2017
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Akubo, Board Development, Books, Fundraising, Marketing

If there's one fact about philanthropy that has withstood the test of time it's that individuals are the greatest source of donations. As shown in the chart below, individual giving comprised 71 percent of all philanthropic gifts in 2016. What's even more interesting about this fact is that most of the individual donors are not wealthy. Rather, they are people of more modest means without a lot of disposable income. These folks typically make up the base of the traditional…

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