Three Fundraising Curses – 2) The Curse of Embarrassment
Three Fundraising Curses – 2) The Curse of Embarrassment
By
David Burgess
SUMMARY
This three part guide from David Burgess (Apollo Fundraising) challenges you to reconsider what you think you know about fundraising, tackling how you communicate and share ideas, getting beyond embarrassment and moving away from being boring! How might rethinking these taboos enrich your work, and success, as a fundraiser? Read part one here, and part three here
While fundraisers are far from immune, the effects of this next curse are most severe when
contracted by other people within the organisation. Unfortunately, this curse likes to prey
on the people fundraisers rely on to help them the most - CEOs, board members, artistic
directors, project managers and frontline staff.
They are all prone to the Curse of Embarrassment.
