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The 3 Elements of Nonprofit's CEO: Fundraising, Board, and Marketing
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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.”
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