How to kick it as a fundraiser: Don't listen, look
In a video cross-post from Cafe Impact, John Anner, executive director of East Meets West Foundation, gives tips from the inside for organisations looking to gain funding from donor agencies.
Money is the difference between sinking and swimming in the social sector. For John Anner, executive director of East Meets West Foundation, it's a case of telling your story persuasively to the right people.
Unless someone vehemently tells you no, they mean not yet. Be yourself, be persuasive and don't listen to what donors tell you. Study what they do, and fit your organisation into their framework of existence.