What The Best Boards Do Differently with Sabrina Walker Hernandez

Nonprofit Nation with Julia Campbell

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Few things are more critical to your nonprofit’s health, success, and sustainability than an effective board of directors. But building and keeping an engaged board is a challenge that many nonprofits face, large and small.
My guest this week is Sabrina Walker Hernandez, fundraiser extraordinaire and total pro when it comes to “doing fundraising differently” and thinking outside of the box. She is still my #2 most downloaded podcast episode - What The Best Fundraisers Do Differently!
Sabrina is a certified consultant, coach, & facilitator that helps small nonprofit Staff & Board build relationships that convert into more donations. She has over 25 years of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and leadership. Among Sabrina’s successes is that she increased operation revenue from $750,000 to $2.5M and completed a $12M comprehensive capital campaign in the 3rd poorest county in the United States. She has facilitated numerous workshops with hundreds of nonprofit professionals. Sabrina is certified in Nonprofit Management by Harvard Business School. She is an active community leader and volunteer in Edinburg, Texas where she is based.
In this episode, we discuss:

• How to support your board in resource development, tap into their fundraising strengths, and transform them into a fundraising powerhouse;
• Understanding the role of the board in the resource development & fundraising;
• Ways to engage the board in each of these roles;
• Ways that staff can support the Board in resource development & fundraising.

Connect with Sabrina

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supportingworldhope
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinawalkerhernandez/
• Other: https://supportingworldhope.com/about/

About Julia Campbell, the host of the Nonprofit Nation podcast:
Named as a top thought leader by Forbes and BizTech Magazine, Julia Campbell (she/hers) is an author, coach, and speaker on a mission to make the digital world a better place.
She wrote her book, Storytelling in the Digital Age: A Guide for Nonprofits, as a roadmap for social change agents who want to build movements using engaging digital storytelling techniques. Her second book, How to Build and Mobilize a Social Media Community

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