Deanna Wolf Learn to pick yourself up quickly after a "no". If the success rate is ¼, you're that much closer to a "yes"!
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Team Charity Hack - We're looking for amazing people
Well much more than friends really.
We want to take Charity Hack way beyond Dublin
In fact we want to go way beyond everywhere.
We want to bring Charity Hack to
Norwich and Norway,
Auckland and Austria,
Chicago and the Czech Republic
and everywhere in between.
But
the Charity Hack team is very small.
We need to find amazing, inspirational, enthusiastic, brilliant and committed volunteers who are willing to learn the 'Charity Hack Way' and bring Charity Hacks to their community wherever that may be.
We going to build a training programme to teach you how to coordinate a Hack and you will obviously have to participate in at least one Hack that we're leading before we let you fly solo but right now we just need to find the most incredible people we can who are interested in making some dreams come true.
If you'd like to be considered to be part of Team Charity Hack click here.
Let the next adventure begin.
K
We want to take Charity Hack way beyond Dublin
In fact we want to go way beyond everywhere.
We want to bring Charity Hack to
Norwich and Norway,
Auckland and Austria,
Chicago and the Czech Republic
and everywhere in between.
But
the Charity Hack team is very small.
We need to find amazing, inspirational, enthusiastic, brilliant and committed volunteers who are willing to learn the 'Charity Hack Way' and bring Charity Hacks to their community wherever that may be.
We going to build a training programme to teach you how to coordinate a Hack and you will obviously have to participate in at least one Hack that we're leading before we let you fly solo but right now we just need to find the most incredible people we can who are interested in making some dreams come true.
If you'd like to be considered to be part of Team Charity Hack click here.
Let the next adventure begin.
K
Friday, October 30, 2015
What one fundraising tip would you share?
This morning I presented a session for Fundraising Ireland "Essential Fundraising Bootcamp". It was for a group most of whom were new to fundraising and the goal was to give them a feel for fundraising, a sense at all the different forms of fundraising and a taste of the sector they have joined.
One of the remarkable things I always find about fundraising is the willingness to share.
Can you imagine Pepsi and Coca Cola being willing to share their marketing data and the results of their campaigns with each other?
or Ogilvy sitting down with Saatchi and Saatchi to discuss what tactics have been working well for them?
It just wouldn't happen.
and yet in our wonderful sector it happens all the time. Organisations share experiences and results. Agencies discuss response rates and what tactics are working in different markets and all with a focus on doing a better job.
Why?
Because fundraisers doing a better job means more money is raised
which means
more of the hungry are fed
more of the sick are cured
more of the lonely are held
more of the hurt are healed
so the results are more important than our egos.
Anyway
As part of an effort to prove this point about how willing fundraisers are to help each other I posted the following on the 'Fundraising Chat' Facebook group for fundraisers
'Hi all, I'm teaching a fundraising essentials workshop this morning to some fundraisers starting off their careers. What's the one fundraising tip you'd like to share with them?'
The response was incredible.
Fundraisers from all over the world, experts in their field. Competitors and colleagues alike all took the time out of their busy day to share a nugget or two with some people starting off their career.
Well done to everybody who responded - and thank you.
Here, unedited or abridged are the responses to my post.
One of the remarkable things I always find about fundraising is the willingness to share.
Can you imagine Pepsi and Coca Cola being willing to share their marketing data and the results of their campaigns with each other?
or Ogilvy sitting down with Saatchi and Saatchi to discuss what tactics have been working well for them?
It just wouldn't happen.
and yet in our wonderful sector it happens all the time. Organisations share experiences and results. Agencies discuss response rates and what tactics are working in different markets and all with a focus on doing a better job.
Why?
Because fundraisers doing a better job means more money is raised
which means
more of the hungry are fed
more of the sick are cured
more of the lonely are held
more of the hurt are healed
so the results are more important than our egos.
Anyway
As part of an effort to prove this point about how willing fundraisers are to help each other I posted the following on the 'Fundraising Chat' Facebook group for fundraisers
'Hi all, I'm teaching a fundraising essentials workshop this morning to some fundraisers starting off their careers. What's the one fundraising tip you'd like to share with them?'
The response was incredible.
Fundraisers from all over the world, experts in their field. Competitors and colleagues alike all took the time out of their busy day to share a nugget or two with some people starting off their career.
Well done to everybody who responded - and thank you.
Here, unedited or abridged are the responses to my post.
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