Thanks for Nothing: Chapter 9 of The Fundraising Survival Guide
The penultimate chapter, for subscriber's eyes only
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CHAPTER 9: THANKS FOR NOTHING
There’s nothing worse than getting a whole bunch of donations.
Sure, it means your nonprofit can make payroll. You’re not getting laid off, as much as you wanted to get laid off so that you could finally pursue your dream career in fingerpainting.
The arrival of new money means that your work has just begun. This is when stewardship begins, one of the most frightful exercises in fundraising.
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