Grant Writing & Funding The 3 Elements of Nonprofit's CEO: Fundraising, Board, and Marketing
This episode, Sabrina Walker-Hernandez explains the ways to create a good board, how you should interact with your board members, and the different ways to get board members engaged with funding.
Sabrina Walker-Hernandez is the CEO of Supporting World Hope and has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and leadership.
Sabrina joins us to discuss board development, the different aspects of fundraising, and how nonprofits should market themselves.
She also talks about the best practices of running a board, the type of relationship CEOs should have with their board, and the power of the title CEO.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- The role of a nonprofit Executive Director with their board.
- Ways to engage your board throughout the year.
- How to get your board involved with fundraising.
- Common mistakes Executive Director’s make when creating a board.
- How to create a good board of directors.
- Who you should have as your board members.
- How to interact with your board members.
- Best practices of running a board.
- The different aspects of fundraising.
About Sabrina Walker-Hernandez
Sabrina Walker-Hernandez is the CEO of Supporting World Hope and has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and leadership.
She grew her operation revenue from $750,000 to $2.5M and completed a $12M capital campaign.
Sabrina is certified in Nonprofit Management by Harvard Business School and is a bestselling author.
Connect with Sabrina Walker Hernandez:
Quotables:
- “A lot of people say they have a fundraising problem but it really is a board problem.”
- “Get the board right and the fundraising will come.”
- “You always need to be fundraising. For a healthy organization no more than 20 percent of your budget should rely on one source.”
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Free VIP Resource Library with sample documents for board, marketing, fundraising and policies.
- Nonprofit Consulting Conference
- Freelance Grant Writer Academy Waitlist
- Hub Haven Weekly Newsletter Stress-Free Grant Writing Tips
- 3 Tactics You Didn’t Know to Become a Nonprofit Executive Director Ninja
- Top 10 Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Executive Director
- The Flawless Framework to Transform a Nonprofit’s Board of Directors with Sean Kosofsky
OTHER RESOURCES:
- Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/
- Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/
- Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship
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Warmly,
Holly Rustick
Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.
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Thank you Bloomerang for sponsoring this week’s podcast!
Bloomerang offers donor management, online fundraising, and volunteer management software that helps small to medium nonprofits, like First Tee of Greater Akron.
After just one year with Bloomerang First Tee of Greater Akron doubled their unique donors, improved donor stewardship, and raised more funds.
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