Is professional fundraising a job or a vocation?
Jeanne Harrah-Conforth and John Borsos, 1991
At its heart the debate reflects a tension, inherent in the fund-raising profession, between the profession’s position in a larger American philanthropic tradition and the fact that this position is where an ever-increasing number of individuals make their living. In short, professional fund raising contains elements of being both a ministry – a calling in which service to humankind provides the fundamental motivation – and a job – a career whose personnel are found mainly through default and who apply marketing and “people” skills to persuade potential donors. A closer look reveals that this tension, between fund raising ...
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