Riding the Wave
In the world of fundraising and charitable giving, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the current challenges.
In the world of fundraising and charitable giving, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the current challenges.
In my 30s, I had several conflicting emotions. Having finished my formal education, I felt the excitement of just beginning a great life journey, but I also had feelings of apprehension that perhaps the world needed someone with much more to offer than I could provide.
When I was 10 years old, I learned my grandparents once owned and operated a bar. But once my grandmother became a Christian, they donated their bar on the famous Route 66 to a local ministry and it was transformed into a soup kitchen.
The past few years have been a roller coaster in the fundraising world—lots of quick pivots, emotional highs and lows, and so many forces seemingly pulling your organization in different directions; it can all leave a fundraiser feeling nauseated.
When I was 10 years old, I learned my grandparents once owned and operated a bar. But once my grandmother became a Christian, they donated their bar on the famous Route 66 to a local ministry and it was transformed into a soup kitchen. This is my earliest memory of a charitable donation, and it…
Throughout my fundraising career, I have been asked by just about everyone, “What effect do you think the election will have on our giving this year?”
Throughout my fundraising career, I have been asked by just about everyone, “What effect do you think the election will have on our giving this year?”
The fundraising world is fast paced. It’s ever-evolving as means and methods for donor communications and engagements change.
As we look at the year ahead, one of the questions that gets asked over and over is “How will the upcoming election affect my fundraising?’
Donors are motivated by a desire to make a meaningful impact on causes that resonate with their values and beliefs.
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