Busting The 4 Fundraising Myths

Mary Hiland will be speaking with us about fundraising. Many Rotarians serve on nonprofit boards and, to fulfill our Club’s promise of Service Above Self, we pitch in ourselves raising funds for our work (e.g. Dazzle, Golf Tournament). Mary is going to talk to us about the 4 Myths that hold us back in fundraising and how we can fundraise without having to ask for money. She’ll also share some facts from a national study on who in the US gives, how much, and why.

Mary Hiland, Ph.D. is a nonprofit board and leadership development consultant dedicated to assisting nonprofit executives and board members to unleash their potential for organizational and community impact. Mary has forty years’ experience in the nonprofit sector, including years being an executive and a board member. For the last fourteen years, Mary has been consulting with nonprofit executives and their boards (Hiland Consulting). Mary is a speaker, published author, and researcher. She is a contributing author to four books related to various aspects of nonprofit leadership. She has presented at numerous conferences and taught nonprofit governance and management at San Jose State University. Mary’s Ph.D. focused on nonprofit leadership and governance and she has three Masters Degrees: in organizational development, social work, and public administration. Mary has received numerous honors including Tribute to Women in Industry, the Women’s Fund 2001 Woman of Achievement Award, and the Silicon Valley Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership Award. Learn more about Mary at: http://www.hilandconsulting.org/meet-mary/more-about-mary/.