Fundraising Connection: Fundraising Lessons From HONY
It's undeniably inspiring. As the story of Mott Hall Bridges Academy was unfolding, I couldn't help but think about all of the inherently valuable lessons for us fundraisers.
What are your lessons?
The power of perseverance is one important takeaway, and it shines through here. Lopez is a dedicated woman with an amazing vision that she has been working toward for years. She is not only the current principal of Mott Hall Bridges—she's the founder of the school, too! Before her career at Mott Hall, she served as a special education teacher at a Fort Greene school. She was co-founder of a math and science program aimed at empowering young women. She joined the nonprofit, New Leaders for New Schools, and completed a rigorous yearlong principal program, becoming an assistant principal shortly after. And then she embarked on founding Mott Hall Bridges in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Pamela Grow is the publisher of The Grow Report, the author of Simple Development Systems and the founder of Simple Development Systems: The Membership Program and Basics & More fundraising fundamentals e-courses. She has been helping small nonprofits raise dramatically more money for over 15 years, and was named one of the 50 Most Influential Fundraisers by Civil Society magazine, and one of the 40 Most Effective Fundraising Consultants by The Michael Chatman Giving Show.
