Stop Apologizing for the Ask: Lessons from Henri Nouwen
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Tom Dauber discusses Henri Nouwen's insights on reframing the ask in fundraising, emphasizing that it is not begging and addressing the anxiety fundraisers often feel.
Early in his career, a colleague looked at Tom Dauber's resume and said: "I guess you won't be able to scare people with the threat of hell anymore, will you?" Tom didn't have a response. He just absorbed it. Years later, he found the words he wished he'd had -- in a 60-page book by a Catholic priest named Henri Nouwen. In this episode, Tom walks through the ideas in A Spirituality of Fundraising that reframe the ask entirely. Whether or not faith is your framework, Nouwen's core argument applies: fundraising is the opposite of begging, your anxiety is your biggest obstacle, and the fundraiser who walks in needing the gift has already lost the room. This one is for any fundraiser who has ever felt embarrassed to ask. Looking for fundraising coaching? Check out www.abundantvision.net [http://www.abundantvision.net/] Buy Nouwen's Fundraising Classic Here…
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