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Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
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That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
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Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
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That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. !!!
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
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Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
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That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
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Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
BODY SECTION HEADING IF NEEDED
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That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
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Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Journey from advocacy to fundraising.
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
Just like almost everyone else, my answer to “How did you end up in development?” is “By accident!”
BODY SECTION HEADING IF NEEDED
BODY SECTION HEADING IF NEEDED
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
That accident has shaped the way I think about my work. When I was at Trans Student Educational Resources, I was doing policy and advocacy work. This was in 2015, just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace.
As a nation, bathroom bills were being introduced left and right. With the additional attention fueled by mainstream debate over our community’s humanity, trans youth faced more intense scrutiny and new needs arose.
TSER, like a lot of other small organizations, relied on programs staff to do support work like fundraising and communications. After all, who better to relay programmatic goals and impact than the folks running the programs? But, unlike many other communities, we had to do a lot of educating before we could get anywhere close to discussing the need. For me, educating funders became just another way to advocate for my community.
I knew that if I could get a donor to engage, they cared enough to hear me out. And if I walked away from the conversation without a check but leaving behind a more educated donor, I knew that would pay off for the movement one day—even if that day wasn’t today. At the time,
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "
"just as trans issues were beginning to enter mainstream conversations, but before having your pronouns in your email signature was commonplace. "