Board Fundraising: What Works?

About this event

FACILITATOR

Rachelle Schaaf, Executive Director
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley

PANEL

Karen Doolen, Board Member
Children’s Advocacy Center

Nikki Jones, Board Chair
Rogue Workforce Partnership

Dennis Morgan, Board Member
United Way of Jackson County

Lunch & Networking at 11:30
Presentation at 12:00

When it comes to raising money for your organization, the Board could be one of your greatest assets. In this session, you’ll get the inside story from local nonprofit Board members about their successes and failures with various approaches to Board fundraising.

We’ll explore:

• Overcoming fear associated with fundraising
• Various roles involved in different fundraising efforts
• Engaging Board members in a broad spectrum of fundraising activities
• Key strategies that form the basis of effective fundraising programs

Come prepared with your questions, gain a better understanding of some of the most fundamental principles of fundraising, and leave inspired to strengthen your Board fundraising efforts.

About the Presenters

Over the course of her volunteer career beginning in the 1960s, Karen Dollen has chaired development committees responsible for capital expansion, annual funds, and special project campaigns. As a member of the Board of Trustees for the Billings Public Schools, she was involved in many bond issue and mill levy election campaigns. From 1991 to 1995, Karen was employed as the Vice President of the Billings Area Chamber of Commerce. Her responsibilities included facilitating the work of 200 volunteers on 15 committees, several of which involved fundraising responsibilities. Since moving to Oregon, her commitment has been to the Children’s Advocacy Center. Karen joined the Board of Directors in 1996 and has chaired the Development Committee since 2000.

Over the last 20 years, Nikki Jones has been involved in and/or led many fundraising activities for numerous nonprofit agencies throughout the Rogue Valley. She has volunteered for many local nonprofit organizations, which most recently include Rogue Workforce Partnership, Boys & Girls Clubs of Rogue Valley, and RVMC Foundation. In her professional life, Nikki owns and operates Express Employment Professionals, a staffing franchise that provides employment opportunities for job seekers and qualified employees for businesses across a diverse range of industries including health care, manufacturing, accounting, food processing, and more.

Dennis Morgan’s bio will be posted soon.

Rachelle Schaaf, MA, has built her career in the nonprofit and government sectors. As the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Rogue Valley, she works with the Youth Development Professionals and the Board of Directors to provide a positive, fun, safe place and great programming for over 6000 kids each year in the Rogue Valley.

About the Network

Each session of the Rogue Valley Nonprofit Training Series is designed to strengthen your development and leadership skills while providing field-tested concepts and tools to take back to your organization for implementation. In addition to skills development and meeting with the experts, each session allows for networking and peer coaching in a collaborative learning environment.