Fundraising requires a set of skills.

Those skills can be found in other areas.

Here’s a list of skills and where to find them:

Sales.

Fundraising is fundamentally a sales process.

One can transfer selling skills to fundraising.

Marketing.

Fundraising requires the ability to reach out to the investors to convey a message.

One can use their marketing skills in promoting the fundraising campaign.

Financial.

Fundraising requires a basic knowledge of finances.

One can use financial literacy from other areas and apply it to fundraising.

Communications.

Fundraising requires the ability to communicate with others.

One can use communication skills in pitching to investors.

People management.

Fundraising can leverage a team effort.

One can use the human resources to enable fundraising.

Consider these skills for your fundraising.

 

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