What you don’t know CAN hurt you.

Jamel Debbouze as Lucien in Amelie
Jamel Debbouze in Amelie

When I saw Amelie in 2001, I loved Jamel Debbouze’s character, Lucien. He overcame the barriers presented to him, and ended up running the fruit and vegetable stall where he had previously been abused and oppressed by the owner for being disabled and for being of a different race. It nearly made me cry, when he was being slapped by the manager. My emotional reaction was a hint that I needed to do something.

How to get out of fundraising and into something you like more!

  So you’ve been in fundraising for four, five, six, twenty years. You know more ways to ask for money than there are stars in the sky. You’ve had good bosses and you’ve had bad bosses. You’ve seen honest nonprofits and corrupt nonprofits. You’ve gotten board members to give, and you’ve gotten volunteers to give. […]

How you can get into fundraising from construction/law/plumbing

So, you want to get into fundraising. Maybe you’re in construction or plumbing. How can you start a fundraising career? Let’s start with what you have. You’re probably good at showing up every day and learning new things. When you’re looking for guidance in fundraising, it’s best to start with shadowing people who are already […]

How you can get into fundraising from sales or marketing

This is part one in a series of three: How to get into fundraising from sales or marketing, how to get into fundraising from more blue-collar fields, and then, how to get OUT of fundraising and into something you like better. Part One: If you’re in sales or marketing, the leap to fundraising is not […]