Advice For All You Muggle Fundraisers from Professor Albus Dumbledore
Lesson I
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone")
Sometimes our best donors can be our worst enemies, asking us to "do this" in exchange for their donation. Occasionally, their request will cause us to stray from our mission or do something that isn't in the best interest of the recipients of our programming.
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Pamela Barden is an independent fundraising consultant focused on direct response. You can read more of her fundraising columns here.
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