Nonprofits, board seats, and self-funded EMBAs

I ran across a surprising story about a student that paid her entire $100k+ EMBA tuition at Kellog out of pocket.  She was working at a non-profit.  What was surprising is post-graduation, she stayed in the non-profit world, but managed to boost her salary enough to make the EMBA a worthwhile investment:  http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_43/b3956601.htm

A few of my friends, neighbors, and coworkers have board seats at non-profits.  The #1 thing non-profit boards are looking for, I'm told, is the ability to raise money for the organization.

If you want to serve your community via a non-profit board seat, get good at raising money.  For those of you that already have solid fund raising experience, you will be highly sought after.