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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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Bringing “NOW Generation” Leaders to the Forefront

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Jessie Singer , Executive Director. When the younger generations start to enter into nonprofit executive roles, it is up to us, the leaders of the “now” and the “future,” to show the more experienced individuals what we are made of. Jessie is in her first year as Executive Director of Dysart Community Center.

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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?

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Encourages savior complex and the drama triangle (“perpetrator, victim, and savior” roles). Engage the board of directors in equity and increase representation to reflect the community. Centers white donor needs over the needs of the community. Combat scarcity-mindset and push for unrestricted funding.

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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

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This course is offered in Phoenix, Tucson, and online. More than a decade ago, she transitioned into the nonprofit sector working as the development director at the Phoenix Zoo, actively serving as a board member with numerous 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) organizations, and ultimately became a development consultant & instructor.

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