The company that I work for is looking to expand, while also hoping to retire it's executive director/program director/leader/supporter/etc (all in one person). This weekend we had an all day strategic planning meeting where we discussed how we're going to accomplish both of these challenging goals over the next 7-10 years. During this meeting, I volunteered to head up the much need fundraising growth for the organization. We are a non-profit that has been around for 60 years, but we are way behind in knowing about fundraising, nor do we have someone whose job it is to head up the fundraising process. In order to expand to where we want to go someone needs to learn about fundraising and become better at it. I am very excited about this new project I have taken on. I see it as an investment in myself and the talents I have to give to my job. Even though I know virtually NOTHING about getting donors and raising money, I am dedicated to taking classes, reading articles and books, and doing anything and everything I can to get my feet wet.
Wish me luck!
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