A friend of mine, that I used to date, moved to Texas to be with her dad. We've kept it touch here and there. We used to talk alot via instant messaging and myspace/facebook. Not so much anymore, I'm busy, she's busy.
Anyways, she posts a bulletin on myspace stating that she's signed onto a breast cancer fund raiser and gives a link to those who are willing to donate. She gives HER reason for being behind it, that her family has a long history of breast cancer, etc.
Thinking about donating, I message her, stating I normally give to my church and cancer missions are part of their overall plan. Putting the message in a "devil's advocate" form basically asking why I should give to her organization instead of my church, she just replies back with a brief "thanks for your consideration"
So I reply back asking her if I can help her on her sales tactics. I had my wallet open ready to give $25 as long as she acted like she really cared, instead she gives me no reason to donate to her instead.
I basically say hey, how serious are you? If you want, I'm pretty experienced in sales and I can help walk you through somethings that could mean the difference between someone giving or not.
Running a fundraiser can be a full time job if you are that dedicated, and at the moment, she's unemployed, so I thought she might be up for the help to get her up and running with something until she finds a job. I'm busy as hell with my job and other ventures, so I thought she'd recognize my willingness to help a donation itself.
She replies back "I don't think you get it. It's just an online run to raise money, it's not a fundraiser "event" per se, just a webpage to give money if you want. "
So I take another look at the page, and yea, its a direct link to her profile and how much money she's raised. It says "$25". I think to myself, well its a start, but she can do better than that.
I reply back, basically saying "Oh, I get it now. I see the leaderboard, and you only have $25 so far. Like I said, if you want my help, I'm willing, as I think you can do better than $25"
Well, she replies with
Did I deserve that? Because I wasn't meaning to insult her. I didn't even think it was HER donation, just what has been raised in her name. SHe took it as an insult on what SHE gave herself.
Anyways, she posts a bulletin on myspace stating that she's signed onto a breast cancer fund raiser and gives a link to those who are willing to donate. She gives HER reason for being behind it, that her family has a long history of breast cancer, etc.
Thinking about donating, I message her, stating I normally give to my church and cancer missions are part of their overall plan. Putting the message in a "devil's advocate" form basically asking why I should give to her organization instead of my church, she just replies back with a brief "thanks for your consideration"
So I reply back asking her if I can help her on her sales tactics. I had my wallet open ready to give $25 as long as she acted like she really cared, instead she gives me no reason to donate to her instead.
I basically say hey, how serious are you? If you want, I'm pretty experienced in sales and I can help walk you through somethings that could mean the difference between someone giving or not.
Running a fundraiser can be a full time job if you are that dedicated, and at the moment, she's unemployed, so I thought she might be up for the help to get her up and running with something until she finds a job. I'm busy as hell with my job and other ventures, so I thought she'd recognize my willingness to help a donation itself.
She replies back "I don't think you get it. It's just an online run to raise money, it's not a fundraiser "event" per se, just a webpage to give money if you want. "
So I take another look at the page, and yea, its a direct link to her profile and how much money she's raised. It says "$25". I think to myself, well its a start, but she can do better than that.
I reply back, basically saying "Oh, I get it now. I see the leaderboard, and you only have $25 so far. Like I said, if you want my help, I'm willing, as I think you can do better than $25"
Well, she replies with
Did I deserve that? Because I wasn't meaning to insult her. I didn't even think it was HER donation, just what has been raised in her name. SHe took it as an insult on what SHE gave herself.