Making Sense of Fundraising
I admit I'm odd. I love fundraising. Maybe that's because I see a glass that is half full, and fundraising as the opportunity to get it spilling over.
Or maybe it's because I see fundraising as a means to several ends ~ helping our community, of course, but also helping donors identify what will make them feel good. And I love making people feel good.
So to me, fundraising just makes sense. It's an organized way to encourage each of us to help one another. It's a way to grow friends, both personal and organizational. And it can be fun, in the same way that growing new friendships, and maintaining the older ones, is fun.
If you like to make new friends, and you cherish the ones you already have, you, too, can be a success at fundraising.
Yes it takes work, but what long-standing relationship doesn't?
Show this blog to your Board members who may be uncomfortable with fundraising. It won't change their comfort levels today, but it may help reframe the idea of raising money for a great cause.
And to all you donors out there, I thank you from the bottom of my heart as a member of our community.