Bad Dreams About Boards - A Re-Enactment (Hump Day Hullabaloo)
Board members are a crucial part of any nonprofit organization's success. When they "get it," it makes for a fabulous relationship with the development team that benefits the organization and, ultimately, its cause. But when they don't … well, it ain't pretty.
For this week's Hump Day Hullabaloo, we've asked some nonprofit fundraisers to share some of their worst experiences with board members, and re-enacted them. We don't have any answers about how to deal with these somewhat short-sighted members, so feel free to chime in. Let us know if you've faced these folks — and how you handled it.
- Categories:
- Boards and Volunteers
So, I'm a fundraiser having a mid-life crisis. And that's perfectly fine with me.
I am taking time to look around, lift my head and find REAL people who really want to change the world. And people smart enough to do it. Join me in this fun journey. I have no idea where we will end up - and that is the beauty of it. I'm nonprofit passionate, a hopeful world changer, and always ready to share what I know, learn what I don't, admit when I can't, and ask the hard questions.
While you're looking around for other areas of inspiration, check out The Moth Project at themoth.org (the podcasts are AMAZING), TED talks (doesn't matter which ones - find topics that interest you) and Volunteer Voices (again - love the podcast) written by volunteers from the Peace Corps. Don't see the immediate connection to being a better fundraiser? Just listen, you'll hear the message ...
