Because you’ve got so much support, you’re expected to perform miracles, even with a bad database, or a down economy. Or perhaps you feel pigeonholed into your role, with no chance to move up, or do new things.
How do you deal?
If you are fundraising in a small shop, I salute you. It is hard. You come to work and often receive no kudos or respect for what you do. I want you to know that I know what you’re going through. And I appreciate that you take a small part of your limited time to read this.
Do you get to do things you like to do, when you volunteer? Or do you feel taken advantage of?
When you discourage long-term vision, you institutionalize suffering.
When funders and donors have a need for immediate gratification, your nonprofit always loses.
Here’s how NOT to write a fundraising plan. 1. First, make sure you make it in total isolation. You don’t want any input from any
It’s impossible of course. You’ll never know if you are or not, or who is. You’ll never know how much someone else had help in