agreed .., and your well schooled in the history of fundraising ..( if you ever need to know the ENTIRE history of fundraising let me know .. lol ) . MOST of the orginaizations are happy with the "free money" ... they know what they are getting into when they sign the contract ... THEY are the ones deciding for it to be commenced..... then some of the groups .. when asked by media or the department itself .. the Organization officers many times don't have the courage to own up and say " yes its our fundraiser, we hired, them , BUT SO MANY OF THEM "WIMP " OUT
when done correctly ... fundraising works well ... raises money for worthy causes ( yes it COSTS money to make money ) ... but it also created JOBS in the are ...... AND PLEASE ....... THEY DONT HIRE FELONS AND SCUMBAGS ///// ... SOME MIGHT I SUPPOSE //// NOT ALL ........... AND CERTAINLY THE ONES WHO DO I KNOW WHO THEY ARE .... THEY ARE BASTARDIZING THE BUSINESS
EXACTLY ... I have personally known Frank Stephens for over 25 years ,he is one of the best left , as I worked as a manager for the Gehl Group for well over a decade and continue to do fundraising to this day. my company has 1 complaint in our state in over 12 years of phone fundraising --- a fair amount of what I do I learned from Frank Stephens-( i learned far more from a man named Merv Shiner but I digress ) --- fundraisers try to do a good job ... occasionally we get a bad PERSON on the phone ... no different than the bad employee at burger king, applebees or red lobster who spits on your burger or food .... BAD EMPLOYEES EVERYWHERE ----- I KNOW IF I FIND ONE THEY ARE FIRED IMMEDIATELY .. good fundraisers and managers "PROTECT" THE AREA THEY CALL LIKE THEY WOULD THEIR OWN CHILD" ... sure they make a living BUT DO YOU WORK FOR FREE ??? -- ... its the only way for these orginizations to get money --- THE GROUPS I RAISE MONEY FOR LOVE IT ... THEY CALL ME A FUNDRAISING GOD !!!! ...... THEY SAY ----- ITS FREE MONEY .... AND I HAVE CREATED GOOD JOBS IN MY COUNTY FOR OVER 25 YEARS ..... fundraising works . if done right .... --
I also worked for the likes of Frank Stephens with The Gehl Group as well as Fire-co he is a great business man and mastermind at fundraising. I was wondering if he had any offices in the state of Michigan and if he is still at it?
I found this discussion after dropping my check off in person at Johnson City Firefighters Association on Market Street in Johnson City. What made me suspicious was that the room was full of people all talking on the phone, probably about 10 to 12 people. It was very loud and very busy. The person I spoke to said they had recently hired a lot of new people and that made me wonder how they pay all those people and how much goes to the fund for sending children to Camp Phoenix. I don't think I will ever donate again.