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Fundraising Fitness - Table of Contents


A Message from BoardSource’s CEO

4

Part 1: Fundraising Basics

6

     

Tool 1: Fundraising in the 21st Century

7

     

Tool 2: Delineating Roles and Responsibilities

10

     

Tool 3: Board Member To-Do List

13

     

Tool 4: Making a Personal Gift

15

     

Tool 5: Creating a Development Committee

17

     

Tool 6: The Development Process

 19

     

Tool 7: Methods and Techniques

 24

     

Tool 8: Key Ethical Issues

 30

Part 2: Establishing Fundraising Policies

33

     

Tool 9: Recommended Policies

34

     

Tool 10: Board Member Policies

35

   

 

Tool 11: Gift Acceptance Policies

37

     

Tool 12: Donor Relations Policies

38

     

Tool 13: Sponsorship and Endorsements Policies

40

Part 3: Preparing to Raise Funds

42

     

Tool 14: Assessing the Board’s Fundraising Culture

43

     

Tool 15: Conducting a Development Audit

45

     

Tool 16: Crafting a Case Statement

 48

     

Tool 17: Developing a Story

 50

     

Tool 18: Developing a Communications Toolkit

 52

     

Tool 19: Role-Playing Exercises

 55

     

Tool 20: Silent Prospecting

 60

     

Tool 21: Committing to a Level of Involvement

 61

     

Tool 22: Outsourcing Fundraising

 64

Part 4: Raising Funds

67

     

Tool 23: Running a Capital Campaign

 68

 

 

 

Tool 24: Helping to Win Grants

 71

 

 

 

Tool 25: Involving Reluctant Board Members

 72

 

 

 

Tool 26: Raising Funds in Turbulent Times

 74

Part 5: Evaluating Your Efforts

77

     

Tool 27: Monitoring Board Member Giving

 78

 

 

 

Tool 28: Tracking Overhead and Costs

 79

 

 

 

Tool 29: Fundraising Ratios

 80

Part 6: Recommended Reading on Board Orientation Topics

81

About BoardSource

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More BoardSource Resources

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This is The Table of Contents from the downloadable publication "Fundraising Fitness: A BoardSource Toolkit"

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