A Fundraising Blueprint for Small Nonprofits

“I didn’t keep hours; I put in percentages because hours fluctuate,” he adds. “That’s what I did, every month, just kept track of it and totaled it up.”

Gayle Gifford: “Every development person should get themselves a circle of peers. Many of us belong to the Association
of Fundraising Professionals or other professional associations. When I started my career, that was so important. And it continues to be, to know that you have other people who get it, who understand you, who have more experience — or less but have different approaches — to mentor you, to be there. And I have always found the fundraising community [to be] a very embracing and nurturing community.”