Why you should not mind fundraising

I am reading an interesting book on Fundraising titled, "Fundraising in times of Crisis". The portion that caught my attention was on why Board members do not like to ask for money. Typically this is a huge problem in the ministry. We are doing the work of the Lord. We know intellectually that we have to have funds to operate, but we do not open our mouths. However how 'yucky' and anti-ministry it maybe; we have to open our mouths and ask. I have to admit that it is not easy when it comes to asking for money, but the Bible (paraphrased) says that we do not get what we want because we do not ask for it. Ms. Klein's suggestion is that each organization (ministry) should internalize the following: 1. Most people when offered the opportunity to give money to your group will say no. 2. It has to be OK with you for people to say no 3. What you believe in has to be bigger than what you are afraid of. 4. You will need to ask some people, but you don't have to ask everyone 5. Put yourself in the donor's shoes. The key one to me is #3. We work with our ministry because of the mission. The mission has to be pretty important if you give of your resources to be apart of it. It can be the same for someone else because you got over yourself and asked. Klein, K (2004). "Fundraising in times of crisis". San Francisco:Jossey-Bass. Orletta Caldwell is the owner of Beyond Existing Enterprises, LLC. BEE LLC assists faith-based organizations with their administrative processes.