Apr 07
It’s All About Fundraising
Bagley-isms One session of the course I teach on nonprofit management focuses on fundraising. I start by asking for a show of hands. “Who loves fundraising?” “Who hates fundraising?” The “loves” are an apologetic minority. Many look embarrassed to raise their hands – like they have a dirty little secret. The “hates” look downtrodden by the very concept of asking. And most students fall somewhere in between. They couldn’t muster the commitment to raise their hand at all. The people I know in...