How Good Board Members Become Great Fundraisers

Successful nonprofit officers have one thing in common: the ability to rally their team around a shared vision.  Bill Young will inspire and guide you and your Board to create mutually beneficial releationships and raise more funds - fueling your ability to grow a great organization and achieve your vision.

In this training, Bill Young draws from his own experience as a volunteer board member and as a business leader. His workshop, How Good Board Members Become Great Fundraisers: The Nonprofit Officers Step by Step Guide, presents a proven system for officers to transform good Board members into great fundraisers.  Bill has logged over 5,000 consulting hours with over 300 nonprofit Boards. You'll discover that understanding each individual's values & needs enables you to motivate that director to embrace your vision and truly perform. And you'll learn new tools & technique to get your board to think and act as you do to, transforming your vision into reality.

Learning Objectives
1. Deep understanding of why board members do not fundraise and how to positively inspire them
2. Teach methods and implement tools that their board members will use to increase their own personal contributions
3. Learn new skills that motivate board members while increasing their confidence in asking for sponsors/donations

Level
Introductory: for Executive Directors, Development Staff and Board Members. 

Presenter
Bill Young is a fundraising fire starter, raising millions of dollars for organizations throughout the Denver area and twice named the Denver Active 20-30 Foundation member of the year.  The Denver Business Journal named Bill to its prestigious Forty Under 40 list & recently was a 2011 finalist for Philanthropy Day Corporate Citizen of the Year Award.