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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

Get Fully Funded

Whether you’re just starting out or already have a Board in place, you need to understand the role of your nonprofit’s Board so you can support people to understand and fulfill their roles and responsibilities. Let’s look at the 10 basic roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors. Plain and simple.

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6 smart fundraising strategies to drive major giving success

EveryAction

from our friends at Double the Donation Major giving strategies play a major role in many nonprofit organizations’ fundraising success. Feel like your fundraising team could use a boost? When the context is nonprofit fundraising, the “cause” is the donor, and the “effect” is the funds they provide.

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.).

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

And, in the current volatile environment, you need the best governance you can get. When directors understand their role in stewarding and growing resources, keeping track of that progress becomes a lot more interesting. This includes the laws relating to financial reporting and fundraising. Online courses. Share information.

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Why All Companies Must Explore the Role of Ethics in Technology

Cloud 4 Good

With this widespread adoption of technology to facilitate goods and services, the role of ethics has become increasingly prominent in the minds of both the consumers interacting with technology and the executives designing and implementing it. Consider the line between advocacy and data manipulation, particularly as it relates to fundraising.

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Onward: The Future of Fundraising Is Here

Classy

It’s been 10 years since my co-founders and I launched Classy as an online fundraising platform to mobilize and empower the world for good. What started as a small fundraiser for cancer research has now raised over $3 billion for social and environmental causes—and we feel like we’re just getting started. .

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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board

Blue Avocado

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. After five years, we finally balanced the budget. Takeaway 3: The board needs training.

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