20251104 - Tuesday Topics - Fundraising.

From 7 to 9 PM on November 4 Tuesday Topics will consider fund raising as it applies to ACB and other blindness groups. ACB has a range of ways to raise money. Members contribute a lot; sponsors represent a viable option; fees for services is a new potential approach. Every nonprofit in the world is finding it harder and harder to persuade people to give! Where does ACB stand? Is it harder in the current environment to raise money for organizations like ACB? Are some of the methods used by some blindness organizations inappropriate or demeaning? What can we do about those that make us angry? How can ACB compete with other blindness groups? What do folks get when they give? These are just some of the questions we will explore on Tuesday Topics next time! When ACB was formed, a major issue was how fund-raising was being handled. There has always been a need for money to implement the objectives of ACB! All kinds of options have been explored! Affiliates could get things they could sell; special appeals happened; ACB reached outside to find folks who would support what we do; and many other approaches have been tried. Are there specific approaches we would reject? What methods worked best! Do you remember some of the objects ACB used to sell? Should we raise dues to get more funds? Is fund raising harder these days than it 'used to be? How come? What does the future look like? Brian Charlson will lead this week's Tuesday Topics as we explore a subject that is necessary and controversial!

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