Putting the Fun in Fundraising

What Happens Right After You Start Your First Development Job

When Your ED Mispronounces Your Event Sponsor's Name

Typical Reaction to a Grant by the Development Team

How You Used to Feel About Nonprofits Before Fundraising Turned You Into a Glorified Twerker...

How You Imagine Your Donor Should Feel When Getting Your Hand-Written Thank You Note

Listening to a consultant tell your ED everything that you've been saying for the past six months

When you check "Yes, my list meets the permission standards" in your eNewsletter

When You Secure a Meeting with a Donor and Your ED Botches the Ask

After You Finally Hit SUBMIT on the Online Proposal You've Reread Three Times

When the Charity Where You Used to Work Hires an Idiot to Replace You

"What's the worst that could happen if we got an intern to handle the event for us?!?"

When You Write a Brilliant Proposal but Your Staff Screw Up the Site Visit

"I think I'm going to spend some time today mining the database for leads..."

Why Your Homeless Shelter will Never Raise More Money than the Local Animal Shelter

What It Feels Like When a Former Donor Unsubscribes

Teaching Your Baby Boomer Boss to Write a Blog

When You Write a Brilliant Proposal that Receives a Template Decline Letter a Few Days Later