I am aware of all the ethical issues and I do not disagree.
However there is a very real challenge to hiring a fundraiser. I have been
with the same organization for 28 years. We have had all kinds of people
working here in fundraising. It is a lot more challenging than hiring an
accountant or secretary.
The costs for someone good are very significant. The problem is, that many
people can sell themselves well but can't begin to do the job they claimed
they could. The organization losses lot of money and makes very negative
progress in their goal of developing a successful fundraising operation.
The NGO directors need a lot more than a lecture on ethics to move forward
and make good decisions. A few lines about ethics will not convince them to
take an enormous financial gamble with an untested Fundraiser, especially
after they may have been burned in the past.
Alan Rosen
Shvut Ami Center for Russian Jews
Administrative Director
On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:32 PM, Steve Solomon <smsolomon22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
After many years as a salaried fundraiser and presently working as a
consultant, I can only echo the comments and especially those made by Pam
and Nirit.
Aside form the ethics involved, organizations must understand how any
donor would react. I often tell the NGO something like : " Imagine that
your donor or prospect finds out that your new, commission paid fundraiser
is getting $40,000 out of the $100,000 gift he/she solicited. Any the donor
will find out !!" . That usually works.!! Reality .
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On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 5:30 PM, Nirit Roessler <nirit.roessler8@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
organizations don't LIKE this solution - they just:
1. assume that so it must be (ill informed)
2. As they often don't have money (until the fundraising efforts bring in
the funds) they hope to "encourage" the fundraiser to work in this way
instead of his fair fees-for-service.
I agree one needs to preach for it again and again and help educate both
sides as to the ethical and financial consequences of this method...
2016-02-04 17:12 GMT+02:00 Rachelbeth Canar <rachelcanar@xxxxxxxxx>:
As someone who is doing recruiting and helping many people find work in
the fundraising field, I am truly shocked by how many NGOs are only
offering, insisting, etc. on this model of commission based fundraising.
I think we MUST find a way to have this addressed at a Midot conference
or in some way that the NGO directors et al can be educated about this
issue. It is unethical both for the fundraiser and for the donor. I see
that several people have sent you the information about the ethics and
rules of this, but just for the fundaisers to know it is clearly not
enough. How can we make this stop?
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 2:35 PM, Avi Hyman <avihyman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I was recently asked by a few organizations that I represent (PR) to
find them professional and experienced fundraisers.
They are both interested in paying a percentage of money raised, but I
am increasingly hearing that people don't work this way anymore.
Can anyone shed some light on the subject?
Avi Hyman | CEO
Avi Hyman Communications
Israel: 972-54-633-0768
www.avihyman.com
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