Ask a FUNDRAISING Expert - March 5th

Board Campaigns—Getting the Board to Give

Whether you are the Board or Fund Development Committee Chair wondering how to motivate your peers or whether you’re on staff and not quite sure how to handle the matter—this is your chance to Ask A Fundraising Expert. Registration Deadline is Monday, March 3rd

March 5, 2010
What: Ask an Expert Featuring David Allen, Development for Conservation LLC
Where: Conference Call for Michigan Land Conservancies
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 3rd

Note: Make sure to click Confirm Registration after filling out registration form to confirm your seat in the conference call. You will receive a confirmation email from Heart of the Lakes.

All board members should make an annual gift to the land conservancy they serve, right? Often easier said than done, so how can you ensure that each and every board member makes a contribution? How much is enough? And why is it important? Whether you are the Board or Fund Development Committee Chair wondering how to motivate your peers or whether you’re on staff and not quite sure how to handle the matter—this is your chance to Ask A Fundraising Expert. We are very pleased to have David Allen of Development for Conservation LLC join us on March 5 to share his advice and answer your questions to help your board give (and give more!). David has more than 25 years working in fundraising, most of it devoted to land conservation.

Take a look at David's recent board giving blogs:

Conduct Your Board Campaign First

All Board Members Need to Fundraise

How Much Should Board Members Give?

Submit Questions: To make certain your question gets asked and answered, feel free to submit questions ahead of time. Please send them to julie@heartofthelakes.org by Tuesday, March 2.

REMEMBER: The Ask An Attorney program is intended to provide general guidance only and is not a substitute for seeking needed legal review by a qualified attorney for conservation easements or other land transactions. 
 


Thank you! Ask An Attorney is made possible by the generous support of our participating attorneys and lead experts and by the funders of the Advancing Conservancy Excellence program: The Carls Foundation, Frey Foundation, Kresge Foundation, C.S. Mott Foundation, and the Wege Foundation. Questions? Julie or Meredith at 517-925-8649, julie@heartofthelakes.org or meredith@heartofthelakes.org.

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