August Tips + Bonuses

August is a great time to plan to hold an “inspiring philanthropy” (aka board fundraising training) session; then provide volunteers with assignments so they can hit the ground running! These are best held in September/October – in time to fire folks up for year-end major gift asks. Consider inviting a facilitator to run the session. Since you’re going to be raising major gifts, it will be money well spent! Your agenda might look something like this:

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