The Gregarious Fundraiser

Phil's Careers Blog The Gregarious Fundraiser By Phil Gérard What makes an excellent fundraiser? I get this question lots. What are the top characteristics recruiters and HR managers are on the lookout for? There are some good articles and books on this subject, even high ten lists of characteristics. I received’t get into that right here right now. Instead I wish to give attention to one particular characteristic I imagine is crucial â€" being strategic. There is a bit of a sense out there that fundraisers are a certain breed. A gregarious one. If you wish to community, discuss to folks, pitch ideas, brief, if you can work a room you could probably be an excellent fundraiser. There is some reality to that. I even have met fundraisers who can work every room. They are not afraid to talk to anybody introduce themselves, pitch something shortly and take a enterprise card. Sure, you can not make new connections should you don’t meet new individuals but I typically wonder concerning the effectiveness of this approach. I actuall y have additionally met very effective fundraisers who are not your typical gregarious varieties. They do not essentially work the room properly at events, however they're extremely sensible and strategic. They focus less on attending every single networking event (which may not have the right audience for you anyway) however more on prospecting, identifying who may have an curiosity in your trigger or particular project. They use events strategically, for instance internet hosting a selected donor or prospect. While being shy is after all not a high attribute of an effective fundraiser, being strategic is. As an American fundraising colleague and advisor, Bill Lowery once said at a seminar (and I will remember this piece at all times) strategic fundraisers strive to find the candy spot where the interests of a donor and the wants of our organization intersect. Post navigation Fill in your details under or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting utilizing your Google account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Twitter account. (Log Out/ Change) You are commenting using your Facebook account. (Log Out/ Change) Connecting to %s Notify me of latest feedback via email. Notify me of recent posts by way of e mail. Email Subscription Enter your e-mail handle to observe my NEW weblog and stay on top of the latest profession opportunities and fundraising information. Sign me up! Follow On Twitter Browse by Category Phil’s Careers Tweets Error: Twitter did not reply. Please wait a couple of minutes and refresh this web page.