{"id":9994,"date":"2018-05-03T19:37:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T19:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9994"},"modified":"2020-11-15T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T18:05:15","slug":"board-members-hate-fundraising-fix","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/board-members-hate-fundraising-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Board Members Hate Fundraising &#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>You\u2019ll discover:<br \/>\u2022 What great boards do differently<br \/>\u2022 Why your board is afraid of\u00a0<span class=\"details\">fundraising &amp; how to help them overcome fundraising fears<br \/>\u2022 10 ideas to make board members fundraising superheroes without making an ask<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a special bonus, attendees will receive Rachel&#8217;s eBook &#8220;Makeover My Board!: How to Lead, Inspire or Even Fire Your Board&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SgzN-Y1cDyA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>The Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachelmuir.com\">www.rachelmuir.com<\/a>.<\/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 Board Members Hate Fundraising &amp; How to Fix It - Success Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn tips and tools to get board members willing to engage, share contacts, connect to your cause, and give of their financial resources and expertise.\" \/>\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\/board-members-hate-fundraising-fix\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Board Members Hate Fundraising &amp; 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