Chava
I spent many years with religious colleagues working for a secular, even
left leaning, philanthropy.
As for a man wearing a kippa, it is never an issue unless he is wearing
something designed to get attention.
For women, a tasteful sheitel is always better than a tichel, turban, etc.
The key is not so much that the fundraiser should be "... *comfortable with
themselves, and sincere with the donor...", *but rather that the focus
should always be on the donor , not on the professional. Religious
attire, jewelry, etc. should be professionally understated when in
professional settings.
IMHO.
*Steve*
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On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Chava Brown <chava.brown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
For those of you who wear noticeably religious attire (kippah, tichel),
have you ever considered not wearing it or wearing something less
noticeable (like a wig – not sure what men would do!) in order to help you
make (potential) donors who are not religious feel more comfortable with
you?
For those who do not wear noticeably religious attire, if a female
fundraiser working for a religiously/politically-neutral organization would
be fine with wearing either a tichel or a wig, what do you think would be
better? Which would you prefer working on a fundraising event with – the
wig-wearing or tichel-wearing woman?
Finally, does it even matter what someone has on their head if they are
comfortable with themselves, and sincere with the donor?
Thanks so much!
Chava
