organizations, or both, they are inherently political and their politics are not muted in their philosophy about how to resource the work they do. And, who they are and what they believe specifically informs how they approach fundraising from individuals. encourage other organizations and leaders to feel a confidence and a comfort in focusing on “I what you do and how you do it and to trust that that will connect you with other likeminded people.” --Bright Spot Organizational Leader Reflection: How is fundraising viewed and understood in our organization? How can fundraising relate to our organizational identity & values about how we do our work? Example: Breast Cancer Action www.bcaction.org For 26 years, been the watchdog of the breast cancer we’ve movement. We believe that and patient interests must always come before women’s health corporate and have a strict conflict of interest policy, which profits. We’re fiercely independent means we cannot be bought or influenced by the up against. We powerful industries we’re refuse corporate funding from any company that profits from or contributes to breast cancer: pharma, chemical, health insurance, etc. the kind of corporate funding that funds most other – breast cancer organizations. We rely on our grassroots network people like you to support our work, and nearly 75% of – – our funding comes from individuals. One important way Breast Cancer Action members support our education and activism for health is to raise money to fund this work. Members women’s have lots of creative ways to mobilize their support for our activism, from bike rides community’s to knitting parties, online fundraising pages, house parties, and more. If interested in you’re supporting our work by hosting a fundraiser of your own, 2. Fundraising is Distributed Broadly across Staff, Board, and Volunteers The majority of the people we interviewed from each Bright Spot organization did not have development in their title. Among these organizations, there is a remarkable distribution of fundraising across staff, board, and volunteers. Whereas many
organizations, or both, they are inherently political and their politics are not muted in their philosophy about how to resource the work they do. And, who they are and what they believe specifically informs how they approach fundraising from individuals. “I encourage other organizations and leaders to feel a confidence and a comfort in focusing on what you do and how you do it and to trust that that will connect you with other likeminded people.” --Bright Spot Organizational Leader Reflection: How is fundraising viewed and understood in our organization? How can fundraising relate to our organizational identity & values about how we do our work? Example: Breast Cancer Action www.bcaction.org For 26 years, we’ve been the watchdog of the breast cancer movement. We believe that women’s health and patient interests must always come before corporate profits. We’re fiercely independent and have a strict conflict of interest policy, which means we cannot be bought or influenced by the powerful industries we’re up against. We refuse corporate funding from any company that profits from or contributes to breast cancer: pharma, chemical, health insurance, etc. – the kind of corporate funding that funds most other breast cancer organizations. We rely on our grassroots network – people like you – to support our work, and nearly 75% of our funding comes from individuals. One important way Breast Cancer Action members support our education and activism for women’s health is to raise money to fund this work. Members have lots of creative ways to mobilize their community’s support for our activism, from bike rides to knitting parties, online fundraising pages, house parties, and more. If you’re interested in supporting our work by hosting a fundraiser of your own, 2. Fundraising is Distributed Broadly across Staff, Board, and Volunteers The majority of the people we interviewed from each Bright Spot organization did not have development in their title. Among these organizations, there is a remarkable distribution of fundraising across staff, board, and volunteers. Whereas many
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