October 30, 2008
Fund-Raising Power Comes From Trustees
Recruiting board members who do a great job of seeking money is a key to success for many of the charities on the Philanthropy 400, The Chronicle's ranking of the organizations that raise the most money from private supporters.
But many people who serve on charity boards hate asking for money. In a survey released last year by BoardSource, a Washington group that trains trustees to do a better job, less than half of board members said they feel comfortable asking others to
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