Global Village Fundraising Handbook Page 7
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44SETTING A FUNDRAISING GOAL
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ose who have strong social networks, access to corporate matching gi s,
fundraising experience or other fundraising resources are encouraged to try to per-
sonally raise the funds to build at least one additional home or fund a rehab/repair
project (or even as many as 20!).
Tonight, 1.6 billion people in the world will sleep on the streets or in unsafe
and unsanitary conditions. No matter how much you raise, every extra dollar goes
“Often, when I am on a
directly into service for the families and communities that most need us.
In the words of George Bernard Shaw, “
e reasonable (person) adapts
speaking trip, someone will
herself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to change the world.
erefore all progress depends on the unreasonable person. ” So whatever goal you
speak to me with a word of
set, remember, 1.6 billion people are counting on us. Be unreasonable!
advice. It goes something like
this, ‘Millard, I am a strong
supporter of Habitat for
Humanity, but you send out
too many letters asking for
money.’ My reply is always
the same, ‘We’ve tried asking
and not asking. We always
get more when we ask!”
— “Building Materials for Life,
Volume II,” by Millard Fuller,
founder of Habitat for Humanity
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