Every Board Member Can Ask

Your board meeting goes quiet the moment you say "fundraising." Eyes drop. Phones come out. Nobody says no - they just never do it.

It's not that your board doesn't care. It's that most nonprofits ask every board member to do the single hardest version of fundraising there is - cold, unscripted, high-stakes solicitation - with no training and no role that fits who they actually are.

Every Board Member Can Ask fixes that. Instead of one generic mandate, it breaks fundraising into six roles - Connector, Storyteller, Convener, Closer, Steward, and Analyst - and gives your board chair, treasurer, and every general member a distinct, practical playbook built around their real strengths.

What you'll get inside:

- Word-for-word scripts for the six fundraising conversations board members dread most, from asking a personal friend to re-engaging a lapsed donor

- A role-specific playbook for the board chair (leading from the front), the treasurer (turning numbers into donor confidence), and every general board member (five ways to give without ever "selling")

- A Board Fundraising Role Inventory worksheet you can use at your very next meeting to match every member to the role that actually fits them

- A twelve-month calendar that spreads cultivation, asking, and stewardship evenly across the year

- A chapter of common objections - "I'm not a salesperson," "I already give my time" - with grounded, respectful responses

- Meeting redesigns, coaching scripts, and a simple scorecard to keep engagement alive long after the first push fades

Perfect for executive directors tired of carrying fundraising alone, board chairs who want real participation instead of resentment, and any small nonprofit board ready to move from awkward silence to confident action - without turning quiet, mission-driven volunteers into pushy salespeople.

Bonus: printable worksheets and quick-reference scripts are included as reproducible appendices, ready to bring straight into your next board meeting.