Comments on: Does Stigma Impact Your Fundraising Efforts? http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/stigma-fundraising-efforts/ Fundraising Resources for Non Profit Organizations Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:33:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Christine http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/stigma-fundraising-efforts/comment-page-1/#comment-39116 Christine Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:12:37 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3464#comment-39116 I had the same experience when I worked for the National Brain Tumor Society. Just saying the words "brain tumor" was enough to elicit a swift subject change in most people. That being said, those whose lives were touched by brain tumors were extremely passionate about the cause, and willing to do almost anything to raise money and awareness of the cause. Stigma meant that our fundraising efforts went deep instead of broad. I had the same experience when I worked for the National Brain Tumor Society. Just saying the words “brain tumor” was enough to elicit a swift subject change in most people.

That being said, those whose lives were touched by brain tumors were extremely passionate about the cause, and willing to do almost anything to raise money and awareness of the cause.

Stigma meant that our fundraising efforts went deep instead of broad.

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