As you may have heard, the great fundraiser Jerold Panas passed a few weeks ago.
But before he left us, he prepared a post for the GuideStar blog: Nurturing Your Potential as a Fundraiser.
It's a fitting and wonderful final piece of foundational advice for all of us from someone who really knew what he was talking about. Here's what he had to say about being a fundraiser:
- You are a communicator
- Success is always coupled with perseverance
- You are high-touch, low tech
- You have an unwavering commitment to your organization and a near-militant belief in its mission
- You know it has to benefit the donor
- You practice the principle of ready, fire, aim (i.e. you don't over-think things)
- You have a great job in what you’re doing, a love affair
- You pull up the roots to see if the flower is still growing (you're impatient!)
- Nothing is more important than integrity
from Future Fundraising Now https://ift.tt/2Btd6BQ
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