[Fundraisers Forum] Re: Fundraising for percentage
- From: Nirit Roessler <nirit.roessler8@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: shoshanna jaskoll <shoshanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 13:37:25 +0300
The picture you portray could be nice if the 3rd player to this game is not
just assuming, but rather knows in advance what the arrangement is and how
much will be paid out as %. You don't seem to consider the donor's rights
here, and thus miss an important point, in my opinion.
2013/6/6 shoshanna jaskoll <shoshanna@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> In regards to this issue, there are so many things that need to change. I
> wish I had all of the answers but after working with many amutot in various
> fields and surely as you are all well well aware- the issues are the same
> across the board. Some manage better and some worse.
>
> There needs to be a severe shift in the way nonprofits are seen and how
> they are run.
>
> Its easy to scream that this is unethical. I even got on that band wagon
> myself for a time. But I do not believe it is unethical. It may not be a
> great model, but sometimes it is what the org and 'fundraiser' are good
> with. If the cause is a good one, if all of the parties are honest and
> above board about it, then I do not see it as a problem in the short term
> and until our field can get the overhaul it deserves.
>
> A cousin of mine in US told me he and his friends are well aware that the
> fundraiser gets a cut of what he gives at parlor meetings etc. and why not?
> S/he is working hard for it. If the donor is made to understand the
> necessity of a fundraiser - say like a Marketing or PR budget in a biz- and
> all of those expenses are wrapped into the cost of the product- so why the
> HELL are NPOS given such a hard time for covering costs??
>
> Now, if the org can in fact pay a proper salary, then they are the ones
> who need educating to understand that a resource dev isnt a schnoor but
> rather one who helps the org grow and be sustainable and that goes beyond
> money to brand, message, media for messages etc.
>
> Hope this made sense- coffee still uploading
>
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