Guide to Building Board Support
You can take your Giving Day success to new heights on May 1st by leveraging your board members and their passion for your cause! Organizations with engaged board members raise approximately 2-3 times more than those that don’t involve their board in the planning process. This not only helps you raise more on Giving Day, but paves the way towards a stronger relationship with your organization’s board members. So how can you get your board excited for Giving Day? We’ve got you covered!
Ten Steps to Board Success:
- Have a Giving Day Kickoff at your next board meeting
- Include your board in your Giving Day goals
- Share regular updates throughout the planning process
- Provide your board members with clear opportunities and steps to help your organization reach its Giving Day goals
- Leverage your board members as Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers to help raise more and expand your reach on Giving Day
- On Giving Day update your board on your progress from beginning to end
- Encourage your board members to support you on Giving Day with matching funds, social sharing, and promotion of your participation with their networks
- Invite your board members to attend an in-person event during Giving Day
- Ask your board members to help you personally thank and steward your Giving Day donors
- Don’t forget “Thank You” to your board members for their help and hard work on Giving Day and celebrate a job well done
