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Become a Professional Fundraiser    

What you will be doing?  There are plenty of worthy causes out there to get involved in.  Companies do research to find cures for diseases like AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. 

There are organizations that want to help people in the community get the drugs and treatment that they need for life-threatening illnesses, but can’t afford.  As a fundraiser, it will be your job to help these groups raise the money needed to fund cures and treatments. 

How to start.  Convincing philanthropic individuals and foundations to give money is challenging.  When so many have used fundraising as a guise to rob people of their hard earned money, the job has gotten a bad name.  You will contact people by phone, mail, and in person on behalf of charities.  Start with chairing a few fundraisers for your church or your children’s school.  The people that you are looking to hire you will want to know that you are familiar with the process.   

Starting costs.  An up to date computer system will give you access to the Internet and valuable information to aid fundraising efforts.  A fax machine, printer, and telephone are also necessary.  The telephone needs a separate phone line if it is in your budget.  You will be using it a lot in the course of business. 

Look at spending around $2,500.  This includes the home office equipment and advertising costs.  If you already have a computer that you can use for business, the cost will be lower.  

Skills needed.  No formal education is needed to be a fundraiser.  A talent with the pen and paper is a plus.  You will write letters to send out to organizations and influential people looking for fundraising assistance.  Also, you do need to like interacting with people.   

Many non-profit groups depend on fundraising monies to keep their enterprises afloat.  You are the one responsible for making that happen for them.  Becoming intimately acquainted with the charity makes it easier to state their position to potential givers. 

Marketing.  Send out mass mailings to the charitable organizations in your area.  Let them know what you do and who you are.  If you want to run your business as an online enterprise, set up a website that showcases what you can do for an organization.  With the Internet, you can work for groups all around the world.  Create a portfolio of your successes complete with flyers from events and how much was raised. 

Fundraising is challenging but necessary.  There are a lot of good groups out there that want to help as many people as they can.  Affiliate yourself with these charities and work your magic for them.

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