121. Why Most Nonprofit Boards Resist Fundraising (and How to Get Yours Involved)

<p>Download the free PDF here:</p><p>→ <a href="https://fundraisingmasterminds.net/board9-pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://fundraisingmasterminds.net/board9-pdf</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the Fundraising Masterminds Podcast, we&#39;re talking about why most nonprofit boards resist fundraising, and how to get yours involved.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune in as we uncover the mindset shift from passive faith to active engagement. From sitting on the sidelines to stepping in to ask, we&#39;re talking about what it actually takes to move your board from resistance to ownership.</p><p><br></p><p>Uncover the myth of the Müller Mentality. See why “just trusting God” can become an excuse. Discover the secret of the Romans Principle. And hear the story behind a &quot;random&quot; $10,000 gift — that showed up right after the need was finally spoken.</p><p><br></p><p>So whether you&#39;re leading a hesitant board or trying to spark real engagement, this episode will show you how prayer and action work together—and why stepping forward is the turning point for breakthrough.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to our channel for more nonprofit mindset training.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>ASK US A QUESTION:</p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/fundraisingmasterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>NEED HELP WITH YOUR NONPROFIT?</p><p>Most nonprofits are under-funded. Even if you think your nonprofit is doing well, we&#39;ve found you could be doing much better. However, most nonprofits don&#39;t have a clear development strategy that keeps them grounded. As a result, they &quot;get creative&quot; and &quot;try new things&quot; based on what is popular or trending, or they get comfortable with where they are at and don&#39;t realize the dangers they will be facing in just a few short years.</p><p><br></p><p>The Perfect Vision Dinner Course is a 20-week &quot;live video&quot; course that addresses this problem head on. The course was developed by Jim Dempsey after 38+ years as a Senior Development Director at Cru. After Jim had personally done over 2,500 vision dinners in his lifetime and raised over $1 billion worldwide, Jim and Jason have partnered together to bring you Fundraising Masterminds. Our first course, The Perfect Vision Dinner is a time-tested proven formula that will introduce our development system and grow your nonprofit to its maximum potential.</p><p><br></p><p>The course includes 20-hours of personalized development coaching from Jim Dempsey and Jason Galicinski and also includes a real-time community group where you have access to everyone attending the course and also our Masterminds throughout the course.</p><p><br></p><p>The goal for this course is to fully equip you with a Biblical basis for Development so that you can Win, Keep and Lift new partners to higher levels of involvement with your nonprofit. </p><p>→ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/discovery-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://FundraisingMasterminds.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/discovery-call</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:</p><p>→ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://instagram.com/fundraising.masterminds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://facebook.com/fundraising.masterminds</a>⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Episode Keywords:</p><p>why nonprofit boards resist fundraising, why most nonprofi