Episode 85
Episode 85 of Tales From the Trenches Tuesdays again features Clay Buck, a fundraiser for over thirty years. He has held just about every position in fundraising from Development Assistant and Grant Writer to Chief Development officer. Clay also started his own individual giving and fundraising communications consulting firm in 2018, is the creator of The Fundraiser’s Planner and co-host of the #1 fundraising podcast “Fundraising is Funny”.
Clay holds a BA from the University of Georgia and a Master of Fine Arts from Michigan State University. He has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) for over 10 year and is a certified Master Trainer and Coach. Clay teaches fundraising, storytelling, and strategic planning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. AFP Las Vegas recognized Clay with the Outstanding Faculty award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
In this episode, we discuss fundraising within the board. We then chat about data in fundraising. (I promise it is not as boring as it may seem!)
Your board of volunteers are donors just like any other donor. If you’re sending your board an invoice for their gift, you’ve made it transactional. Treat your board with the same — hopefully — touchy-feely, lovey dovey you do for a donor. Not only are you engaging in good fundraising and generosity encouragement, but you’re also showing the board — your governance — that this is how you treat donors, which gives them a whole level of confidence.
Clay Buck
Just click on the picture of Clay below to hear our conversation.
L’chaim,
jack
