{"id":712,"date":"2023-10-25T22:55:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/?p=712"},"modified":"2023-10-25T22:55:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:55:46","slug":"from-a-fixed-to-a-fundraising-mindset-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/?p=712","title":{"rendered":"From a Fixed to a Fundraising Mindset #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><strong>The donor is so influential, she\u2019ll never talk to me<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the reasons I loved being a fundraiser was because it allowed me to associate with some really smart, successful, powerful, and sometimes famous people. I know, it\u2019s shallow\u2014don\u2019t judge me\u2014but it was still a rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly, I\u2019m not a fame or wealth chaser. I contacted these individuals because I believed we had a shared interest\u2014supporting a cause we mutually believed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before any initial contact, I carefully vetted the person\u2019s philanthropic interests to ensure compatibility. I researched their connection to my organization, which included trying to identify a person who could make an introduction. And, once I reached out, I respected the process. People of influence, as you know, have people. I was courteous and abided by their rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process worked&#8211;I did get many meetings. But this typically involved several conversations with a proxy. Often, I was asked to put my request in writing. And then I followed-up, politely yet persistently. I got to know the representative fairly well and usually established a nice rapport. Eventually, the meeting was scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, yes, influential people will talk to you. But there will be times when you don\u2019t get the visit. And it\u2019s not because of you\u2014it\u2019s because your interests didn\u2019t match or weren\u2019t a priority. Or it could be the timing. This is when the relationship with the gatekeeper can come in handy. If you\u2019ve established trust, they will often discuss the reason why you didn\u2019t get the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><u>Revised fundraising mindset<\/u><\/em><em>:<\/em> I have good reason to believe that this person of influence will want to discuss my cause. I will not be discouraged because of their wealth or status. Instead, I will proceed by making my best case.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The donor is so influential, she\u2019ll never talk to me. One of the reasons I loved being a fundraiser was because it allowed me to<a href=\"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/?p=712\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"rise-blocks_total_comments":0,"rise-blocks_categories":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Uncategorized","slug":"uncategorized","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":47,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":47,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Uncategorized","category_nicename":"uncategorized","category_parent":0}],"rise-blocks_excerpt":"The donor is so influential, she\u2019ll never talk to me. One of the reasons I loved being a fundraiser was because it allowed me to associate with some really smart, successful, powerful, and sometimes famous people. I know, it\u2019s shallow\u2014don\u2019t judge me\u2014but it was still a rush. Honestly, I\u2019m not a fame or wealth chaser. I contacted these individuals because..","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":714,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712\/revisions\/714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andreataylorconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}