What to Be Obsessive About
That's life — but it's not a reason to fall behind on your schedule. Keeping in regular communication with your donors is critical to help them grasp the severity of the need you are addressing, understand why your solution is second to none and support your nonprofit.
Working for a nonprofit is almost a guaranteed way to never have enough time. But staying on schedule with fundraising projects is critical to your organization's success — and therefore, your success as an employee. Find that schedule you created, blow off the dust and then get back on track. The end result — income — will be a reward for your slavish devotion to the plan.
Pamela Barden is an independent fundraising consultant focused on direct response. You can read more of her fundraising columns here.
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