Meet Our Award Winners: Jessica Harrington

Greatest fundraising challenges: To convince donors — and organizations — to look beyond the size of the gift. A small gift can lead to greater things and make a difference.

Keys to success (in life): Knowing how to read upside down.

Keys to success (in fundraising): Be a donor to many different organizations; knowing what motivates me to give and the feeling I receive from giving helps me to understand why other people care. That said … don’t be a focus group of one — just because I like it (or don’t like it!) doesn’t mean it’s going to work (or not).