Hello my fellow nonprofit superheroes! Today, let’s take a very brief quiz.
There’s just one question.
Please read the following statements and put a mental check mark next to any you’ve heard somebody say. If you’ve heard something close, that counts too.
____ Board member: “We finally have a development person! Wonderful! Now they can stop hounding me for money!”
____ Board recruiter to prospective board member: “Yes, technically there is a fundraising obligation, but don’t sweat it. We have an awesome development person.”
____ Development Committee Chair: “Our primary role is to monitor the fundraising efforts of the staff to make sure we hit our goals.”
____ Lead Program Officer: “My development director wants me to go out on an ask? Doesn’t she know how busy I am???”
____ Executive Director: “I don’t get it. Why is my new development manager always at her desk? Shouldn’t she be out asking for money?
Ok, quiz time is over. Just the one question. I meant it.
So how many check marks did you make? More than one?
If you checked any of them at all, you have some rather unreasonable expectations for your development directors and I have a few important thoughts to share with you.
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