The fear of fundraising keeps many board members from fulfilling one of their major responsibilities-helping to provide resources their organizations need to succeed. This accessible, easy-to-use workbook will give board members the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to fulfill their fundraising obligations. Bob Zimmerman and Ann Lehman have helped boards around the world tackle the fundraising challenge. Their book will teach board members in clear, easy-to-understand language, how to raise funds without fear. Zimmerman and Lehman start from the premise that all board members can raise money, and that even those already doing so can do so more effectively. They offer inspiring examples of boards that have grown from fear and loathing of fundraising to eager anticipation. The inspiration is followed with practical advice and tools based on the authors’ extensive experience working with nonprofits of all sizes. Because having board members who understand and take ownership of their fundraising duties is vital to the success of an organization, Zimmerman and Lehman tie recruitment of board members into the fundraising strategy of a board. They explore the board member’s role in fundraising in general and in specific fundraising activities. The workbook will help board members · Understand basic fundraising concepts · Balance their role in fundraising with that of the organization’s staff · Recruit new members who understand fundraising responsibilities · Build relationships with potential donors · Make the ask · Maintain relationships with current donors The worksheets, checklists and exercises in the book will walk readers through each of their fundraising tasks and help them overcome the obstacles they will encounter. By the end of the book, readers will not only be able to successfully raise funds, but will be able to develop a personal fundraising plan and help other board members tackle the fundraising challenge.
Book Details:
- Author: Robert M. Zimmerman
- ISBN: 9780787968120
- Year Published: 2004
- Pages: 128
- BISAC: BUS074020, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Nonprofit Organizations & Charities / Fundraising & Grants
About the Book and Topic:
The fear of fundraising keeps many board members from fulfilling one of their major responsibilities-helping to provide resources their organizations need to succeed. This accessible, easy-to-use workbook will give board members the confidence, knowledge and skills they need to fulfill their fundraising obligations. Bob Zimmerman and Ann Lehman have helped boards around the world tackle the fundraising challenge. Their book will teach board members in clear, easy-to-understand language, how to raise funds without fear. Zimmerman and Lehman start from the premise that all board members can raise money, and that even those already doing so can do so more effectively. They offer inspiring examples of boards that have grown from fear and loathing of fundraising to eager anticipation. The inspiration is followed with practical advice and tools based on the authors’ extensive experience working with nonprofits of all sizes. Because having board members who understand and take ownership of their fundraising duties is vital to the success of an organization, Zimmerman and Lehman tie recruitment of board members into the fundraising strategy of a board. They explore the board member’s role in fundraising in general and in specific fundraising activities. The workbook will help board members · Understand basic fundraising concepts · Balance their role in fundraising with that of the organization’s staff · Recruit new members who understand fundraising responsibilities · Build relationships with potential donors · Make the ask · Maintain relationships with current donors The worksheets, checklists and exercises in the book will walk readers through each of their fundraising tasks and help them overcome the obstacles they will encounter. By the end of the book, readers will not only be able to successfully raise funds, but will be able to develop a personal fundraising plan and help other board members tackle the fundraising challenge.
Fundraising is one of the most important, and one of the most frequently avoided, duties of the responsible board member. This workbook will complement Fisher Howe’s The Board Member’s Guide to Fundraising and will provide hands-on tools for board members who want to raise money for their organizations but fear they cannot.
Provides hands-on tools for board members who want to raise money for their organizations. * Filled with helpful worksheets, checklists, and exercises that gives readers hands-on tools to raise funds. * Designed to be used by busy board members who are not fundraising professionals.
About the Author
Robert M. Zimmerman is a fundraising specialist and president of Zimmerman Lehman. He has more than thirty years experience in the areas of fundraising, board and volunteer training and development, and executive search. Ann W. Lehman is a lawyer, planning specialist, executive coach, trainer, and policy expert. She has worked in the public interest arena for more than twenty-five years.