I’ve been carrying around a letter to the editor that I ripped out of the May 26 th issue of Crain’s New York Business. The letter by Chief Executive Gordon J. Campbell of the United Way of New York City is topped by this headline: Nonprofit Boards Aren’t Piggy Banks: Trustees Have Broader Duties . It was written in response to an article about how nonprofit boards in NYC are scrambling for deep-pocketed trustees to help organizations weather this climate of financial distress. Much of the grousing I routinely hear from executive directors is about how their boards aren’t raising enough money no matter the financial environment. This is a long-standing complaint. There are a lot of board members out there who don’t give much – or at all – in the way of personal financial gifts nor do they actively work on behalf of the organization to seek financial gifts from others. One prevalent response to this state of affairs is, “I give of my time.” And yes, that, too, is i...