Category Archives: volunteers

Movers and Shakers

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Eons ago, a friend was the Development Director at a large performing arts organization.  Most their major gift fundraising happened around very social events:  dinners before performances, drinks at intermission, private parties at the donors’ homes where the talent performed.  … Continue reading →

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Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

Last week I spoke with the Board of Trustees at a really special social service agency.  My topic was fundraising and I was brilliant.  Not, mind you, quite as brilliant as I had been in the shower earlier in the … Continue reading →

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Not Begging

Posted on January 19, 2010 by

Years ago, I worked with a man who insisted on telling prospects that we were “equal opportunity beggars.” For some reason, some people thought that was so cute and terribly clever.  I was enraged.  I was a fundraiser, not a … Continue reading →

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Stuck On Start

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

The meeting was great. The committee all agreed on what needed to be done and each task was assigned to someone who was to have primary responsibility. We felt good. We felt like, finally, things were going to happen. Then … Continue reading →

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