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“Asking for Money Without Shame” by Amy Kincaid

October 31, 2006 in General Fundraising, Nonprofit, Direct Response, Blog

Any article or blog post dealing with the issue of not being afraid to ask will automatically get my attention.  I really like this post by Amy Kincaid on her blog, Fundraising Breakthroughs. This post is smart, honest, funny and full of insight . Thought you’d enjoy reading it too.

Here’s a quick snippet: 

The introductory paragraph ends in “And to make all this happen, we need-you guessed it–money. Perhaps even your money.”
The fundraiser in me got a sinking feeling.

It goes on: “So we’re hitting up friends for financial support.”
Holy smokes (sorry, I’m from Kansas City, and we talk that way). Promise me, novice fundraisers, no more violent language. We’re inviting people (aka donors) to join us in work that has meaning.

– Very funny.

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