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Earlier this year, I served on a panel with other fundraising professionals, and this great question was posed to us: What are the top characteristics that make a good fundraiser?
For me, the answer has three parts.
FIRST: ‘an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done.’
Too many people believe in what can’t be accomplished. A good fundraiser has the ability to look beyond the doubt and to keep persevering, even if others think a goal is impossible.
Good fundraisers aren’t afraid, even when others would be. We can allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear of rejection, or we can step out and find the answers. Sometimes, the answer will be “no,” but good fundraisers aren’t fazed by donors choosing not to fund their project or organization.
