Relationship Fundraising

I was reflecting on the fact that for me as a fundraiser, it was always relationships first.

I remember reading early on in my career a book called Relationship Fundraising by Ken Burnett.

He's a sort of a well-known name in the fundraising industry.

And he wrote this book about relationship fundraising, which is all about give people a great experience and work on retaining people rather than getting new donors, then you'll have supporters for life, friends for life in your donor base.

And the same applies to volunteers.

And for me, it was always thinking about, you know, good quality fundraising, good quality relationships.

That to me feels like success.

I think, yeah, it's got to be perseverance and just constantly trying to become more and more self-aware around what works for you, what doesn't work for you, working in your energy, building your working week around your body, your energy.