{"id":12682,"date":"2019-02-12T21:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=12682"},"modified":"2020-11-15T12:56:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T17:56:21","slug":"12682","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/12682\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fundraising is the F-Word to Your Board &#038; How to Fix It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have board members who are \u201callergic\u201d to fundraising? Few things are more critical to your nonprofits health, success and sustainability than an effective board of directors. If you are ready to transform your D-list to an A-list, come learn tips and tools to get board members willing to engage, share their contacts, be connected to your cause, and give of their financial resources and expertise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll discover<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What great boards do differently<\/li>\n<li>Why your board is afraid of&nbsp;<span class=\"details\">fundraising &amp; how to help them overcome fundraising fears&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"details\">10 ideas to make board members fundraising superheroes without making an ask&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe title=\"Why Fundraising is the F-Word to Your Board &amp; How to Fix It\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SlmLhgKVc7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"details\">The Speaker&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"details\">Rachel has worked every side of the Rubik\u2019s cube that is the nonprofit sector. When she was 26, Rachel Muir launched Girlstart, a nonprofit empowering girls in math, science, engineering and technology, in the living room of her apartment with $500 and a credit card. Several years later, she had raised over 10 million and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. Her career spans running successful nonprofits, leading an online fundraising consulting practice, and managing major gift portfolios. Today, she transforms people into confident, successful fundraisers. Learn more about Rachel at www.rachelmuir.com<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Bonus<\/strong><br>Download a PDF summary packed with tips and takeaways from the full webinar! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-qgiv-green-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent30.net\/hubfs\/8356283\/1.%20Qgiv\/Downloadable%20Assets\/Webinars\/Board_RachelMuir.pdf\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Download Tips &amp; Takeaways<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Rachel Muir<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Fundraising is the F-Word to Your Board &amp; How to Fix It - Success Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/12682\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Fundraising is the F-Word to Your Board &amp; 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