{"id":4930,"date":"2011-08-29T06:27:46","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/?p=4930"},"modified":"2011-08-27T11:26:07","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T18:26:07","slug":"fund-raising-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=4930","title":{"rendered":"Fund Raising One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years I have been on the board of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.net\/welcome-to-weizmann-day-school\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Weizmann Day School<\/strong><\/a> here in Pasadena.\u00a0 At our first meeting of the new year last week we had a speaker on the topic of fundraising.\u00a0 I was skeptical, of course, but the presentation was excellent.\u00a0 It was put on by Jennifer Weinstock of\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peje.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education)<\/strong><\/a> and she really had some good ideas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"2007 Weizmann Thanksgiving 036\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/6086456782\/2007-weizmann-thanksgiving-036.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6081\/6086456782_5aac087f9e_m.jpg?resize=240%2C160\" alt=\"2007 Weizmann Thanksgiving 036\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My best take away was\u00a0 an explanation of the apparent dichotomy between how bad it feels to ask someone to give to your organization and how good it feels when you are the giver.\u00a0 She suggested that the error is in your perception of what you are doing when you ask.\u00a0 You are not putting the other person on the spot.\u00a0 You are giving them a new option so that they can, if they want, get that good feeling of having supported an organization whose values they share.\u00a0 In this view asking for money is doing others a favor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"IMG_2662\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/6086455656\/img_2662.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6062\/6086455656_3b3bdff772_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"IMG_2662\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another one was that board members of charitable organizations should give generously.\u00a0 How much is generously?\u00a0 Simple, the organization should be one of your top three charities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"tt-flickr tt-flickr-Small\" title=\"101_2473\" href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/\/photos\/photo\/6086455326\/101_2473.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm7.static.flickr.com\/6062\/6086455326_b2a5567c31_m.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" alt=\"101_2473\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And finally we worked on the idea of telling stories rather than giving facts.\u00a0 People hear stories they only hear facts that support what they already believe.\u00a0 We each had to write a story that we would be willing to tell a potential donor that transmitted why we were passionate about the school.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll share my story in a later post.\u00a0 It wasn&#8217;t the best one in the group but I have it written down and it will make you want to give.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years I have been on the board of the Weizmann Day School here in Pasadena.\u00a0 At our first meeting of the new year last week we had a speaker on the topic of fundraising.\u00a0 I was skeptical, of course, but the presentation was excellent.\u00a0 It was put on by Jennifer Weinstock of\u00a0 PEJE 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