tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post6526714935188698818..comments2008-09-10T11:16:30.883-04:00Charity Navigatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266581717167445020noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post-41389914462635103562008-09-10T11:16:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:16:00.000-04:00Dear ironmal,<BR/>I agree that size matters when it comes to fundraising, but so does everything else! In very small agencies there is no one to delegate to in ALL the areas I listed as the CEO duties. So in the case of small agencies I think it is even less fair to put the entire burden on the CEO. The Board needs to do even more of the heavy lifting in that case.Ken Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911635314701982449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post-84061701473476359642008-09-07T19:46:00.000-04:002008-09-07T19:46:00.000-04:00With such a huge range from small NPO's to massive we have to take size into perspective. The CEO is always going to be the Captain of the team, but the smaller the NPO, the more hats the boss has to wear. Including being the major breadwinner. That's why we see so many recruiting ads for CEO / fundraiser especially with small operations like poorly funded disease research and so forth. And I give those CEO's tremendous credit... their ability to break even these days is a credit to our country and our charitable way of life as Americans.IronMalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08224385860768317732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post-16699866183277220682008-09-05T16:54:00.000-04:002008-09-05T16:54:00.000-04:00Amen. Thank you for phrasing, so succinctly, the misconception that only one person (the CEO)is responsible for fundraising. Unfortnately, many non-profits do the right thing (prepare a fundraising plan jointly, with CEO and board) but then the board ignores it and still believes fundraising is up to the CEO. Sigh.dog to doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310475084540776245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post-87267829017566853042008-09-05T12:59:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:59:00.000-04:00Yes, the strength of the organization must come from an involovedm active board and volunteers that make the growth and awareness of the mission a second job to their own. The CEO is the full time face to the place, the events, the watchstander of all the facets of the enterprise who feels the needs in the community. It is often a much longer job that what a days pay is worth in a for profit biz.<BR/><BR/>Especially in the beginning, it's a passion, not pay.petsnpatientshttp://openid.aol.com/petsnpatientsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873916959069353812.post-19433630010234782572008-09-05T12:15:00.000-04:002008-09-05T12:15:00.000-04:00Amen!KTorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410946088130020168noreply@blogger.com