Make Fundraising Suck Less; Interview with Patrick Kirby; How to make Funraising Suck Less
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Join Patrick Kirby as we talk about how to stay sane while fundraising.
Patrick Kirby is the Founder of Do Good Better Consulting and a believer that \\u201cwe\\u2019ve always done it this way\\u201d is the most dangerous phrase in the English language. \\u200b\\u200b\\u200b\\u200b
Patrick has spent over a decade working in nearly every capacity in the nonprofit industry, for organizations of all shapes and sizes, and strives to \\u2018Do Good Better\\u2019 every day. From organizing $10,000 cure walks to $1 million galas, Patrick\\u2019s passion lies in creating creative solutions to make fundraising less boring.
He cut his donor relations/fundraising teeth as the Alumni Coordinator at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, MN, before trying his hand as a manufacturing sales rep to companies such as Target and Best Buy. Tired of being yelled at for uncontrollable international shipping issues in both English and Chinese, Patrick re-joined the world of nonprofit work as the Sr. Development Director at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation MN/Dakotas Chapter before taking the Chief Development Officer position at the Anne Carlsen Center.
He earned his B.A. in \\u201cB.S.\\u201d (politics) at Loras College in Dubuque, IA, and is hopelessly addicted to super nerdy Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels and old school SquareSoft \\xae RPG Nintendo games. Patrick married out of his league to his wife Shannon, has three ridiculously adorable children named Spencer, Preston, and Willow, a chunky dog named Grover, and lives in West Fargo, ND.
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