Agency or Organization? Tips From Someone Who Made the Move
Without rehashing all the details, suffice to say ASPCA had a good run for the 10 years I was there. We took a sleepy fundraising program and effected a 500 percent growth, and added functions and programs like monthly giving. The coolest moment in my life was when "Saturday Night Live" did a spoof of our Sarah McLachlan spot. I felt I'd made it to that place where you're ingrained in American culture. But as is life, all good things come to an end.
So, I'm a fundraiser having a mid-life crisis. Â And that's perfectly fine with me.Â
I am taking time to look around, lift my head and find REAL people who really want to change the world. Â And people smart enough to do it. Â Join me in this fun journey. I have no idea where we will end up - and that is the beauty of it. I'm nonprofit passionate, a hopeful world changer, and always ready to share what I know, learn what I don't, admit when I can't, and ask the hard questions.
While you're looking around for other areas of inspiration, check out The Moth Project at themoth.org (the podcasts are AMAZING), TED talks (doesn't matter which ones - find topics that interest you) and Volunteer Voices (again - love the podcast) written by volunteers from the Peace Corps. Don't see the immediate connection to being a better fundraiser? Â Just listen, you'll hear the message ...
