Last Look: Rebecca Raible, director of development, Equal Justice USA

FS: Any major difficulties or setbacks you've faced along the way? Things you would do differently with your fundraising?
RR: The economy has been a major setback in fundraising departments everywhere, but keeping a positive attitude, making fundraising something that everyone in the organization both understands and feels comfortable doing, and investing in the future of the organization — not just the immediate present — have become my coping mechanisms to weather the economic downturn as a fundraiser.