Comments on: Fundraising Secret #13: Fundraise for causes you’re passionate about http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/ Fundraising seminars & training from The Fundraising Coach, Marc A. Pitman Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Life’s short. Live Passionately - Marc’s Musings - Life’s short. Live passionately. http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/comment-page-1/#comment-12917 Life’s short. Live Passionately - Marc’s Musings - Life’s short. Live passionately. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:52:26 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/#comment-12917 [...] a recent Fundraisingcoach.com blog post, I wrote, “Life’s Short. Live [...] [...] a recent Fundraisingcoach.com blog post, I wrote, “Life’s Short. Live [...]

]]> By: Marc A. Pitman http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/comment-page-1/#comment-12905 Marc A. Pitman Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:58:46 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/#comment-12905 Thanks Bernadette!! Thanks Bernadette!!

]]> By: Bernadette http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/comment-page-1/#comment-12899 Bernadette Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:18:54 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/#comment-12899 Excellent blog, Marc. Quite apropos...since I teach a United Way class in Board Development and my focus is Fundraising and Passion!! Excellent blog, Marc. Quite apropos…since I teach a United Way class in Board Development and my focus is Fundraising and Passion!!

]]> By: Marc A. Pitman http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/comment-page-1/#comment-12898 Marc A. Pitman Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:08:02 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/#comment-12898 You're welcome, Sandy. How scary to have <i>board members</i> be unenthused!! Yikes! Good for you for helping them get off the dime! You’re welcome, Sandy.

How scary to have board members be unenthused!! Yikes!

Good for you for helping them get off the dime!

]]> By: Sandy Rees http://fundraisingcoach.com/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/comment-page-1/#comment-12894 Sandy Rees Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:05:27 +0000 http://fundraisingcoach.com/blog/2008/02/26/fundraising-secret-13-fundraise-for-causes-youre-passionate-about/#comment-12894 I couldn't agree more! People without passion just aren't good fundraisers. I've been working with a very complacent nonprofit Board recently, and I finally helped them understand and admit that they have no passion for the cause. And they're the Board members! We brainstormed some ways that they can connect with the mission and they are at least excited about trying to become passionate about the children their organization serves. The nature of the organization prevents them from observing direct service delivery, but they're planning to bring in some volunteers from the front line to tell their stories. For the first time in who knows how long, they left a Board meeting excited and with renewed energy. Passion is SO important! Thanks for a great post Marc! I couldn’t agree more! People without passion just aren’t good fundraisers.

I’ve been working with a very complacent nonprofit Board recently, and I finally helped them understand and admit that they have no passion for the cause. And they’re the Board members! We brainstormed some ways that they can connect with the mission and they are at least excited about trying to become passionate about the children their organization serves. The nature of the organization prevents them from observing direct service delivery, but they’re planning to bring in some volunteers from the front line to tell their stories. For the first time in who knows how long, they left a Board meeting excited and with renewed energy.

Passion is SO important! Thanks for a great post Marc!

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