No one dreams of being a fundraiser : my unexpected journey from music to major gifts / Mitchell Linker
- Author
- Linker, Mitchell
- Published
- Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, 2017.
- Physical Description
- v, 88 pages ; 23 cm
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Dream -- September 15, 2008 -- Setting the Stage -- Kiss Redemption -- The Dent -- Tours of Duty -- Unlucky -- Then There Were Two: The Day Traders -- Poses -- Plan B -- pt. 2 Transition -- Jobs and Me -- Maj or Gifts Officers -- 1.Vegas -- 2.The Accident -- 3.The Discourager -- 4.The Encourager -- 5.The One -- 6.The Fear -- 7.The Reveal -- The High Cost of Dreaming -- The End of Hope -- pt. 3 Education -- Cultivation -- Striking Out -- Rock Bottom -- On the Road, Spinning My Wheels -- Desperation -- The Yoda of Fundraising -- The Worst Recording I Ever Made -- "You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned" -- Context -- Urgency -- Irony -- pt. 4 Experience and Experiences -- Better -- Better, but Far from the Best -- The Fine Line between Pushing and Being Pushy -- Harmony and Dissonance -- Our Companions -- Rescued: From Zero to Millions -- pt. 5 Explorations -- Taking Flight -- California -- A New Outlook on Money -- Ben Folds -- Reunion -- Perspective -- RIP Mitch Linker's Internet Presence.
- Summary
- This book is an inspirational memoir that tells the story of Mitchell Linker's harrowing and hilarious journey from aspiring rock star to nonprofit major-gifts fundraiser. Along the way, Linker reveals how he overcame his fear of asking for money by employing a fundraising philosophy rooted in honesty, authenticity, and empathy.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 0761869646
9780761869641
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