Resources for campus ministers and local Boards of Wesley Foundations
Below is some helpful information and links for your ministries and Boards, including resources for healthly boards and effective fundraising!
Local Board training sessions for are available upon request.
Developing an Annual Fund
03 - Evaluating Your Development Program
04 - Fundraising Readiness Check-List
05 - Development Planning Worksheet
06 - Creating an Annual Fund Campaign - Power Point
07 - The Fundraiser's Cred by Jerold Panas
08 - Role of the Board and Staff in Fundraising
09 - Why People Give/Don't Give to Charity
10 - Evaluate Fundraising Strategies (Worksheet)
11 - Fundraising Cost Effectiveness Worksheet
12 - Sample Annual Fund Gift Range Chart
13 - Developing a Constituency Chart by Hank Russo
14 - Sample Agenda for an ASK Visit
16 - Donor Bill of Rights (eDonors too)
Board Governance
01 - Legal Duties of a Nonprofit Board
02 - Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
03 - Princples of Governance - Key Responsibilities
04 - Common Board Shortcomings
05 - Questions for Effective Board Organization
06 - Executive Committee Guidelines
08 - How to Involve Former Board Members
10 - Executive Sessions within a Board Meeting
14 - Conflict of Interest Policies & Statements
15 - Financial Oversight - 10 Key Financial Questions
16 - Strategic Thinking - Big Picture Questions
17 - Best Practices of Great Nonprofit Boards
18 - Top 10 Ways to Strengthen Board Performance
19 - Board Goverance Planning Form
Board Recruitment
04 - How & Where to Find Board Members
05 - Sample - Board Member Expectations
07 - Governance Committee Description
11 - Board Member Self-Evaluation
12 - How to Construct Better Board Meetings
14 - Board Assessment Instrument
15 - Prospective Board Member Info Sheet
16 - Do's & Don't's of Board Recruitment
17 - Exercise - Board Building Questions
Board Fundraising
01 - Exercise - Assess Your Board's Fundraising Culture
02 - 2012 Charitable Giving Stats
03 - 3 Parts of The Development Team
04 - Individual Articulation of the Value of our Mission
05 - 3 Parts of The Development Process
06 - Cultivating Your Constituency
08 - Criteria for Event-Based Fundraising
09 - 3 Things Donors Must Have
10 - Exercise - Cultivation & Stewardship
11 - 4-Legged Stool of Fundraising
13 - Most to Least Effective Solicitation Techniques
15 - On Giving . . . (When & Why Donors Give)
16 - On Giving . . . (Donors Fail to Give Because)
17 - Chuck Knows Fundraising (Things to Remember)
18 - What Board Members Can Do
19 - Responsibilities & Opportunities for Board Members
20 - Exercise - Board Fundraising Activities
22 - Planned Giving - Introduction
23 - Planned Giving - Establishing a Program
24 - Planned Giving - Getting Your Board Involved
25 - Objections to Giving & How to Respond
26 - The Board Chair and Fundraising
