What do you tell people you do for a living?
Development? Advancement? Fund development? Resource development? Friendraising?
I'm proud to tell people that I raise money for nonprofit organizations. Research has shown that the more people make their job title hazy, the more they are rejecting the image of their work.
Being a fundraising is one of the great careers of the world. You meet wonderful people who like to help others. You associate with nonprofit organizations that really make a difference to society.
If you take a winning gifts attitude that great fundraising takes place when the donor thanks you for asking for the gift, then you will always be comfortable telling people what you do for a living.
Be a philanthropic fundraiser.
Tom Wilson
Author, Winning Gifts
Permanent Link: Be A Philanthropic Fundraiser
http://majorgiftsguru.com/2008/02/be-philanthropic-fundraiser.html
1 comments:
tom,
just came across your blog. very nice, very good. i am very proud of my profession, but it is a bit different from yours! i represent foundations and philanthropists, and give their money away.
when i meet someone who is a fundraiser, but tells me that s/he is a resouce development architect, i really wonder....
if 'fundraiser' has a bad rap, then the challenge is to the rest of the fundraisers to make it good again!
best of luck.
arnie draiman
philanthropic consultant
www.draimanconsulting.com
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