Developing a Fundraising Board

Are your board members enthusiastic and engaged in fundraising?  Do you provide the support and inspiration they need to make fundraising manageable and rewarding?  Educating your board about fundraising, beyond asking for money or providing names, can pave the path for their success.  Educating your staff about their role in providing support and partnering with board members can lead to more productive outcomes.

When board members are encouraged to fundraise, connected to the mission, and understand the need, they are motivated.  Organizations with fundraising board members are more likely to reach their annual goals.  Join our panel to learn new ways to inspire and empower your board to fundraise.  Hear proven techniques for easing board members into fundraising.

This training is available through live streaming.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the needs and concerns of board members in their role as fundraisers
• Understand how to support board members to be fundraisers
• Identify ways to develop your board members' fundraising skills

Level

Introductory

Audience

Board Members, Executive Directors, Development Staff

Presenters

Brian Colón is a lawyer with Robles Rael & Anaya, P.C..  Colón has been named Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year, one of New Mexico's Forty Under 40 Power Brokers and a “force of nature in fundraising.” Currently, Brian serves as President of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society (Spanish Market & Museum) and also of the UNM Alumni Association.  He co-founded and served on both the KiMo Theater Foundation, Popejoy Hall's Board of Directors and the NMHBA/UNM Law Camp while serving on the boards of the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association (NMHBA), Albuquerque Community Foundation (ACF) Future Fund, NMSU Crimson Central New Mexico Alumni Association, NM Police Athletic League (PAL), United Way of Central New Mexico Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNPE) and New Mexico College Access Network.

Tim Sheahan is the Executive Director of Boys and Girls Clubs of Central New Mexico.  Tim has more than 35 years with Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the United States. Mr. Sheahan started as a member at a club in his hometown of Bellevue, WA. While in high school, he started working for the Boys & Girls Clubs as a part-time employee, and eventually worked his way up to Executive Director in Fort Lauderdale FL, Champaign IL, Washington DC and Denver CO.

Sandra Ortsman is the Director of Development, Planning and Evaluation for Enlace Comunitario, a social justice organization working to eliminate domestic violence and promote healthy families in the Latino immigrant community in central New Mexico.  Sandra has worked at Enlace Comunitario since 2006. In her current job, Sandra enjoys doing a mix of advocacy, fundraising, program development and evaluation. Sandra was formerly the Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Southwest Organizing Project. She was also appointed by the Albuquerque City Council to represent District 6 and currently she serves as an appointed member of the Mayor’s Task Force Against Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse. Sandra has a Master’s Degree in Community and Regional Planning and a Master’s Degree in Latin American Studies, from the University of New Mexico.