Nonprofit

Stop Comparing Your Reality to What You See On Social Media

You are probably doing better than you think.

Author taking a hike during a busy month. Photo credit: Author

I wrote this story for those in nonprofit fundraising, and realize that what I suggest here can be helpful to anyone.

In nonprofit fundraising, it can be difficult to keep up with everything going on. That is, everything going on in your own realm.

In your fundraising world.

Let alone everything that is going on with other fundraising teams that you see happening on social media.

That organization just had its best Giving Tuesday ever.

This development director over here just received a $25,000 donation when they asked for $10,000.

On the other end, the nonprofit on the other side of town saw no increase in donors this year.

It isn’t easy to compare your organization to another without having so much more information than you probably have.

I suggest not doing it. Of course, learn from what others are doing, but like we say in recovery circles, don’t compare your insides to someone else’s outsides.

If you are struggling with any part of your fundraising, ask for help.