Guide to Building Board Support


You can take your Horizons Giving Day 2024 success to new heights on May 15th by leveraging your board members and their passion for your cause! Organizations with engaged board members raise approximately 2-3 times more than those that don’t involve their board in the planning process. This not only helps you raise more on Horizons Giving Day 2024, but paves the way towards a stronger relationship with your organization’s board members. So how can you get your board excited for Horizons Giving Day 2024? We’ve got you covered!


Ten Steps to Board Success:

  1. Have a Horizons Giving Day 2024 Kickoff at your next board meeting
  2. Include your board in your Horizons Giving Day 2024 goals
  3. Share regular updates throughout the planning process
  4. Provide your board members with clear opportunities and steps to help your organization reach its Horizons Giving Day 2024 goals
  5. Leverage your board members as Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers to help raise more and expand your reach on Horizons Giving Day 2024
  6. On Horizons Giving Day 2024 update your board on your progress from beginning to end
  7. Encourage your board members to support you on Horizons Giving Day 2024 with matching funds, social sharing, and promotion of your participation with their networks
  8. Invite your board members to attend an in-person event during Horizons Giving Day 2024
  9. Ask your board members to help you personally thank and steward your Horizons Giving Day 2024 donors
  10. Don’t forget “Thank You” to your board members for their help and hard work on Horizons Giving Day 2024 and celebrate a job well done

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