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SUMMARY:Skillshare: Fundraising - Getting Past the Fear of Asking
DESCRIPTION:Do you want to raise money to support the causes and organ
 izations you care about? Join Socializing for Justice for a Skillshare
  on Fundraising: Getting Past the Fear of AskingRSVP at http://www.soj
 ust.org - newcomers always welcomed!Cost: $10-$20 collected at the doo
 r.SoJust hosts events that draw progressives of all stripes that share
  common values but may work on different issues. We create social spac
 es that allow for the possibility of cross-issue connections and run a
  Skillshare series, hosted by The NonProfit Center*, which increases o
 ur individual capacity for movement building.We're very excited that R
 obbie Samuels, co-founder of Socializing for Justice and Art of the Sc
 hmooze trainer, is returning to facilitate this training.Fundraising: 
 Getting Past the Fear of AskingThis engaging coaching session focuses 
 on getting past the fear of asking and how to avoid some common mistak
 es. Learn an easy way to sort through contact lists and build a strong
  prospect list based on the 3 Cs of fundraising: capacity, connection 
 and commitment. Learn specific language for how to make a strong ask, 
 based on the relationship-building tips shared in Art of the Schmooze,
  and ten tips that will make your next fundraising plan a success. \"I
 f you are afraid to ask for money, kick yourself out of the way and le
 t the cause talk.\"6:00-6:30 Socializing - bring your own dinner6:30-8
 :30 Training and Q&AABOUT OUR PRESENTERRobbie Samuels has extensive co
 mmunity organizing, events logistics and fundraising experience. In 20
 06 he co-founded Socializing for Justice to build a cross-cultural, cr
 oss-issue progressive community, network and movement in Boston based 
 on the philosophy of abundance. He is the Senior Manager of Events and
  Donor Engagement at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). On th
 e side he offers trainings and consultation to non-profit boards, vent
 ure capitalists and grassroots organizers. In 2011, Boston City Counci
 l named his birthday, September 16, \"Robbie Samuels Day\". Learn more
  about his networking and fundraising trainings at www.robbiesamuels.c
 om.DIRECTIONS: http://bit.ly/tweyZQThe NonProfit Center is located one
  block from South Station at 89 South Street. The Center is accessible
  through the main lobby to people who have restricted physical abiliti
 es.HELP SPREAD THE WORD!Join the SoJust Facebook group: http://on.fb.m
 e/SoJustOn Twitter? Follow @SoJust (http://www.twitter.com/sojust), So
 Just's Co-Founder @RobbieSamuels (http://www.twitter.com/robbiesamuels
 ) and our Assistant Organizer @KatyaM11 (@KatyaM11 (https://twitter.co
 m/KatyaM11). Don’t forget to tweet about this event using #sojust!SO
 CIALIZING FOR JUSTICE - http://www.sojust.orgSoJust is all about build
 ing a cross-cultural, cross-issue progressive community, network and m
 ovement in Boston. We're doing it by putting the SOCIAL back in SOCIAL
  JUSTICE. We focus on creating welcoming spaces that foster relationsh
 ip-building across issue silos.SoJust isn't a non-profit 501(c)(3) and
  receives no outside funding. We're a grassroots volunteer-run member-
 supported cross-issue progressive community that's been growing steadi
 ly since August 2006. We have almost 2,000 members, we have hosted 110
 + events and we manage an online hub of progressive events and resourc
 es at www.sojust.org. If you've benefited from this cross-issue progre
 ssive network please contribute the suggested annual membership fee of
  $25. You may do this at http://www.sojust.org/dues/, or at any of our
  events. Thank you for helping us continue to provide a space for like
 -minded progressives of all stripes.Want to know more about SoJust? Ch
 eck out our Frequently Asked Questions- http://www.sojust.org/messages
 /boards/thread/3187615- and past event photos- http://www.sojust.org/p
 hotos/!\n\n\nFor more information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.o
 rg/events/skillshare-fundraising-getting-past-the-fear-of-asking
DTSTART:20120305T230000Z
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CATEGORIES:training, workshop, seminar
LOCATION:The NonProfit Center
WEBSITE:http://www.sojust.org
URL:http://www.sojust.org
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