| If the thought of asking someone face-to-face for a | | | | happen if you ask for a gift? Will the donor laugh at |
| donation scares you, terrifies, or paralyzes you, | | | | you? Will they kick you out of their office? Probably |
| you're not alone. Lots of people would rather do | | | | not. More than likely, the worst thing that will happen |
| most anything else than ask someone for a donation! | | | | is that they will say "No" to your request. If that |
| But it doesn't have to be that way. If you | | | | happens, can you survive it? (I'm thinking you will.)o |
| understand where your fear is coming from, you are | | | | Fire up your passion. Remember why you said "Yes" |
| well on your way to overcoming it. And it CAN be | | | | to the organization in the first place. Something |
| conquered!!o Fear is about uncertainty. When we | | | | compelled you to agree to fundraise for this particular |
| don't know what might happen in a particular | | | | cause at this particular time. Know this: when you |
| situation, we tend to get scared and hold back. | | | | step through your fear and share the burning beliefs |
| When you ask someone for money, you don't know | | | | of your heart, you will be furthering your |
| what will happen and your mind starts to fill in the | | | | organization's mission. For example, when I worked at |
| blanks for you. "This person will think I'm a pest" or | | | | the local Food Bank, I knew that when I did my job, |
| "They won't like me anymore" might be the stinkin' | | | | people ate. It was that simple to me. And that helped |
| thinkin' going on inside your head. Acknowledging this | | | | me be strong to do the things I was timid about |
| is the first step in getting it out of your way.o | | | | doing. Deep in my heart, hunger was and still is an |
| Diffuse the power of the fear by thinking through | | | | important issue. |
| the consequences. What's the worst thing that can | | | | |