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Iām a new fundraiser at a large university. Iāve been here about 7 months, and Iāve only raised $10K. I have a lot of activity (more contacts than anyone in my unit and peers), I follow up with prospects, actively seek opportunities to cultivate donors, but it seems like Iām missing something. Particularly when I get to the solicitation stage.
Iām also new to fundraising in general. My supervisor doesnāt seem to have serious concerns about my performance, but Iām behind looking at other fundraiserās metrics.
I would welcome āfundraising failā stories or if thereās a moment things just clickedāor, you found out the field wasnāt for you.
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I am a Millennial and can confirm, especially the expenses part. Our real wages have dropped significantly. I make about the same as I did 15 years ago (long story), but I pay 2.5 times as much for rent, and everything else is more, too.
I used to give to my undergrad university, then I realized that that was unwise because I hadn't paid off my student loans for that school. I believe in the value of my education, but I am still paying for it and will likely continue to do so for the next decade.