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Recruiting New Board Members? Here’s how our geographically-focused nonprofit does it!

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Jessie Singer , Executive Director. Being an Executive Director of a small organization, I often get asked how I recruit board members and where I find them. These are the unsung heroes of the organization that deserve to have a larger role because they are exactly the type of board member that you want. Dysart Community Center.

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Priceless Board Members

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posted by Jessie Singer Executive Director, American Lung Association in California A philanthropist recently asked me, knowing that I’d be looking for new Board Members soon, what types of people I was in need of. Learn more about the roles and responsibilities of board members through NMI!

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Ask A Nonprofit Specialist - Engaging the Board in Financial Reports

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Engaging members of a nonprofit Board of Directors in the organization’s financial affairs can be challenging, given the diverse skills and expertise Board members bring to the work. Training for members without financial expertise is essential for any effective Board of Directors. How can I make the reports more meaningful?

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Philanthropy needs to change, but what can be done in fundraising for equity now?

ASU Lodestar Center

The current fundraising model is donor-centric fundraising, which is based on building relationships and creating tailored approaches to engage donors in giving. Encourages savior complex and the drama triangle (“perpetrator, victim, and savior” roles). Centers white donor needs over the needs of the community.

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Changing the World One Gift at a Time: An Interview with Deron Beal of the Freecycle Network

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It's pretty amazing what these folks have created, like Dan Newman, the Executive Director and Co-founder of MAPLight.org , a non-partisan non-profit that illuminates the connection between money and politics (you can read my interview with him here ). I'm the Founder and Executive Director of the Freecycle Network.

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Asking, not telling

ASU Lodestar Center

Relating well and as often as possible to donors is far and away the best foundation any nonprofit can build; better than the best website or the wittiest Tweets. This course is offered in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. How you make your supporters feel about their social investment in your organization is paramount. Sign up today!

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