Face-to-face fundraising deserves more credit than it gets. I've spent over a decade trying to show that.
“Too many people still see this work as something you do until you find something ‘better’, not a real career, not a real skill. I know exactly how wrong that is. I've done the job myself, and spent more than ten years watching others do it brilliantly too.
I've watched fundraisers handle constant rejection with real grace, show up again the next day, and grow into genuinely excellent professionals, often without anyone ever telling them how good they actually are. That's the talent most of the sector never gets to see. It's also exactly why standards, respect, and proper support matter so much in this profession.
Charities exist to tackle societal problems and, ultimately, make the world a better place, but they can't do this without public support. Face-to-face fundraising has proven to be one of the most effective ways to get that support, conversation by conversation. That work deserves complete integrity, from everyone involved, and that belief is behind every tool in this kit.”
A little more about Jonathan:
- Proud career fundraiser
- Chartered Institute of Fundraising Trustee
- Qualified Assessor
- Award-winning disability campaigner and Founder of Neurodiverse Fundraisers
- Former Chair, Fundraising Convention Board
- Deliverer of hundreds of face-to-face inspections across the UK