It Doesn't Hurt To Ask: Lessons from the Trenches with Sarah Bass

You don't need to have all the answers to be a successful fundraiser – but you do need the confidence to ask better questions and the right community to support you along the way.  In this episode, hosts Cathy Mann and Erin Boyce sit down with Sarah Bass, former Manager of Fundraising Communications at Community Counseling Resource Center (CCRC) in Peterborough. Sarah shares her honest journey of falling into fundraising, inheriting a program without strategy, and navigating a database migration during the pandemic. From discovering her donor data wasn't as organized as she thought to learning how to communicate impact without client testimonials, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and reassurance that we're all "fumbling through" together. We cover:  How to gain clarity on what actually moves the needle versus what just fills your calendar when you inherit a fundraising program<span class="EOP SCXW50780386 BCX2" style= "font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20.925px; font-family: Aptos, 'Aptos_EmbeddedFont', 'Aptos_MSFontService', sans-serif;" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118