hey guys Has anyone ever been a fundraiser if so what happens at the interview what do they ask you? cos i got it with the mental health foundation. anyone got any ideas on how to blag it
2007-04-03 07:28:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Fundraising is a great career. I've been able to travel around the world teaching it to other people, and my job involves meeting wealthy people and going to their lovely homes. I've made a lot of friends who are millionaires, and every day at work, I help to make people's lives better by making sure they get the help they need. I'm Robin Hood, except I don't rob from the rich, I show them why they want to help the poor and they choose to participate.
At the interview, they'll ask you why you're interested in fundraising and in their foundation. Do you know anyone who has mental health issues? Why do you think it's important to help people with that problem? Also, they may want to know how you feel about people with money: you don't want to say that you envy them or hate them. They may ask how you feel about money: say that it's a tool, that it's neutral; don't say that money is evil or the root of all evil.
Other than that, they just want to know if you're a hard worker, if you can be trusted, if you care about their cause, and if you are thinking of making fundraising into a career. Say yes, because it really is a terrific career. There are not enough people who want to fundraise (it's hard to ask about money), so there are plenty of jobs and it's easy to get promotions.
If you want to learn a good method of fundraising quickly, there's a 17-minute video at www.benevon.com which will teach you a lot quickly, and you'll be very knowledgable in the interview. Good luck!
2007-04-03 07:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, snookster is right, I too loathe people accosting me in the street asking for donations...and I work in the sector! I don't know why large, respectable orgs like the MHF use these methods.
I guess they will be looking to see that you are confident in approaching strangers and not take no for an answer without actually holding a knife to the person's throat. I wouldn't describe this type of fundraising as a career.
The kind of fundraising the previous answerer is talking about is totally different and perfectly respectable.
2007-04-03 07:41:09 · answer #2 · answered by fengirl2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To show how keen you are, shake a tin in the interviewers face when they ask you if you are motivated.
if they act like they aren't coming forward with any cash, wrestle bizarrely with them until you have found a few coins.
2007-04-03 08:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you're going to be one of the chuggers who accost people in the street and coerce them to sign up for a monthly direct debit to a charity they've never heard of. You will be despised by everyone you meet, all your friends will disown you and you will be one sad loser. Don't do it.
2007-04-03 07:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
my mate bob is doing 12 yrs for running off with all the funds he raised!!!!!
2007-04-03 07:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋