Elementum

Board Give-and-Get Agreement.

Set what board members will give, and build the concrete, matched ways they will help raise money, as a commitment the board makes for itself.

If the board will not engage this at all, that is a governance question, not a mechanics one. The board and governance work →

Part A. The give

Every board member makes a personal gift, because no one can ask others to give to something the board itself does not fund.

Our board give commitment is (a set amount per member, a meaningful personal gift by each member's own means, or a give-or-get total per member). What we chose, and why:

Adopted by the board on (date):

Part B. The get

Match each board member to fundraising acts they can actually do.

Get act	Which members, and to whom
Opening a door to someone they know
Making thank-you calls to donors
Hosting a small gathering
Joining you on an ask

Get act

Which members, and to whom

Opening a door to someone they know

Making thank-you calls to donors

Hosting a small gathering

Joining you on an ask

Each willing member has named at least one get act and a date by which they will do it:

Part C. The chair holds it

Who follows up with board members on their give-and-get, and how often:

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