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At Human Rights Watch we want people on our development team with a strong affinity for sales and fundraising . Have you ever had a fundraising target from a previous nonprofit employer, and how did you hit that target?
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Isaiah Swanson is a volunteer recruitment professional who has interviewed, trained, and supervised thousands of volunteers supporting dozens of nonprofit programs helping families in crisis, homebound seniors, and victims of natural disasters.
Many people enter the nonprofit sector because they want to help people. What they do not realize is that nonprofit organizations also have funding needs to meet. This is a good opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of nonprofit financial goals and show how you will help the organization meet those goals. If you have never worked in a nonprofit environment before, this would be a chance to show how your sales experience or general relationship-building skills will benefit the organization's fundraising goals.
Isaiah Swanson is a volunteer recruitment professional who has interviewed, trained, and supervised thousands of volunteers supporting dozens of nonprofit programs helping families in crisis, homebound seniors, and victims of natural disasters.
"Although I have never worked in a nonprofit organization before, I truly believe that my decade working in sales has prepared me for this opportunity. I understand the importance of building solid, lasting relationships as the foundation of securing financial commitments. I have closed deals with mid-level business associates and C-suite executives totaling upwards of fifty million dollars. I know how to connect a company's mission to the personal values and interests of anyone I meet and I look forward to bringing that skill to bear to advance the cause of human rights with your organization "
Isaiah Swanson is a volunteer recruitment professional who has interviewed, trained, and supervised thousands of volunteers supporting dozens of nonprofit programs helping families in crisis, homebound seniors, and victims of natural disasters.
"In my previous nonprofit position as Development and Special Events Associate, I was responsible for not only raising half a million dollars from individual donors, but I was also tasked with creating new fundraising events staffed by volunteers. I developed our organization's first-ever digital auction where supporters could bid on original paintings from local visual artists who had donated their work. Not only did we raise fifty-thousand dollars from this event, but we received pledges for continued support from at least five new donors. This event helped us reach our annual individual donation quota from new and existing supporters."
Isaiah Swanson is a volunteer recruitment professional who has interviewed, trained, and supervised thousands of volunteers supporting dozens of nonprofit programs helping families in crisis, homebound seniors, and victims of natural disasters.
When it comes to discussing fundraising goals, it is important to come prepared with numbers. If you helped a previous development team fundraise an impressive amount, tell the interviewer that number. If you spearheaded a fundraising event that garnered new donors, talk about how you implemented that concept.
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