Giving is Asking: 5 Ways To Get Past “No”
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1 min readOct 30, 2018
Running a non-profit means my professional world is all about giving. Ironically, that means I need to do a lot of asking.
I’m constantly asking others to give time, money, talent, or whatever resource they have available (a kidney?) to help Spark move the needle on gender equality. Having to ask so much of others can feel a bit uncomfortable. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Before working in the social impact space full-time, I volunteered regularly in a variety of ways, from planting vegetables in school gardens to providing childcare for families transitioning out of homelessness. Like many people, I did this because I enjoyed seeing the immediate impact I was able to have on the lives of others. …
