Fundraisers and donors: Co-creators in something beautiful
My last post described fundraising as the joyful and holy task of telling others about the garden and inviting them to water it. Fundraisers and donors are co-creators in something beautiful. If you don't believe this, you are going to have trouble asking others to support your charity.
Some of the beautiful creations I have seen lately include:
a student growing in confidence thanks to a spiritual mentor on campus
an enthusiastic senior showing off a hand-made Christmas card and exclaiming "Look what they helped me do!"
a joyful description of women working to improve their community in Nepal
a refugee family embracing Canada
Bad news abounds, I know. Yet I am humbled that, both as a donor and as a fundraiser, I can be a co-creator in something beautiful.