Over the past eight weeks, the FUND Consulting Blog Smart Decisions, Reliable Data has focused on presenting data from our annual industry research project. The project consisted of a survey focused on collecting information on CDFI Boards and Fundraising. FUND Consulting chose this topic as a result of key themes that emerged while conducting strategic planning for […]
Much of this blog series has presented data indicating that CDFI Boards lag behind the general nonprofit sector in fundraising. This week we offer some of the data the FUND team gathered on just how much money boards raise for their CDFIs. Survey respondents indicated that 30% of CDFIs have boards that engage in fundraising. Almost half […]
Last week’s blog focused on barriers to engaging board members to participate in fundraising. This week, we will concentrate on how some CDFIs achieve board participation in fundraising activities and how the CDFI industry might be lagging behind a bit with respect to other nonprofit organizations. In the nonprofit industry, one of the most common […]
In last week’s blog, we presented data on CDFI Board committees and how having a dedicated committee can help organizations meet fundraising goals. While CDFI loan funds are more likely to utilize boards for fundraising, they are also more likely to experience board member resistance to raising funds: Based on the experience of FUND’s clients, […]
This blog post marks the half way point of FUND’s presentation of data from a 2014 research project examining CDFI Boards and Fundraising. So far, we have demonstrated how CDFIs lag behind the general nonprofit sector in utilizing boards for fundraising. Additionally, we have presented data on CDFI board size and structure, and examined the […]