Thursday, January 27, 2005

The Chronicle, 1/26/2005: How Nonprofit Executives Can Overcome Shyness and Inexperience to Woo Potential Supporters

The Chronicle, 1/26/2005: How Nonprofit Executives Can Overcome Shyness and Inexperience to Woo Potential Supporters: "How Nonprofit Executives Can Overcome Shyness and Inexperience to Woo Potential Supporters
By Rebecca Gardyn

Mary Kate O'Leary has a master's degree in counseling psychology, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, and extensive experience as a program director for nonprofit children's-services organizations.

But what she didn't have four years ago, when she became the head of Girls and Boys Town of Central Florida, a charity in Oviedo that serves abused and abandoned children, was fund-raising experience.

She quickly learned that her new leadership role brought the added responsibility of forming and maintaining relationships with big donors."

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