Nonprofit Essentials
Chapter One
Why and How to Use
Volunteers in Fundraising
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
List the reasons why people volunteer to do fundraising.
List the qualities to look for in volunteer fundraisers.
List various fundraising activities in which you can use volunteers.
"The American tradition of philanthropy is built on the foundation of volunteerism
and that tradition must not be lost," says James Greenfield in his book
Fundraising, second edition. In the United States, where voluntary action has
been such a strong part of the philanthropic process, volunteer fundraisers have
been recognized as an integral part of the profession of fundraising. Volunteers
in the United States have been involved in fundraising as early as colonial days,
when Benjamin Franklin set about the task of raising money for charitable
organizations. In other parts of the world, where fundraising is an emerging
profession, the role of volunteers is even more critical.
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