Trustees: why talk about cocktail sausages and not fundraising strategy?

I was delighted to be interviewed, along with Susie Hills, for the Institute of Fundraising Ask the Expert 'Best You Can Be' series. Why do trustees, who so often have great strategic minds, start talking about the equivalent of the cost of cocktail sausages when it comes to fundraising, rather than the bigger more strategic questions? Why is fundraising so often last on the agenda? How can the relationship between boards and fundraising departments be both useful and beautiful? You can watch the video below.