R ICEVI an email in which the object is "the fundraising and the homosexual question." Take it back just as I arrived, not before he had commented to me that there is no "homosexual question and fundraising." There can be emotional rather a question of rights of persons (whether homosexual or not).

But I have some doubts about this, because I think - and what is not "question" - that same-sex partners (or any other tendency) can always (and should be well supported!) Use, as every citizen, the right common protect the rights or interests born of their life but at the same time I believe that a loving relationship is not "per se" evidence sufficient to gain civil recognition ... but the issue goes beyond the fundraising. I would like to talk about fundraising. V ediamo what Gian Mario Felicetti says:

Dear Melandri

They Gian Mario Felicetti, more than two years coordinating a national campaign, "Civil Claim", supported solely by the work of volunteers, as the radical Association "Certain Rights" and the network of LGBT advocacy "Lenford Network". Thanks to the campaign of the Civil Claim, it is a pending ruling of the Constitutional Court regarding the recognition of civil marriage between same sex. It would be important to be able to raise public awareness of properly and not only through the distorting lens of information that tends to highlight plunder and excesses that do not correspond to reality. For this we need to understand that there is a work of fundraising, we are probably already late, but better late than never. Honestly, I would like one of your block, or rather two.

1) Why in Italy there are no donor who is committed against the civil rights of gay people and lesbians and transsexuals? By persons not professionals get answers like "Blame the Vatican" or "Why do gay associations are not credible." I hope that your answer - if you want to give it to me - it will be more concrete and far from the postulates.

2) There are people who have skills in fundraising and would be happy to put their expertise on a voluntary basis for the cause of civil rights of gay, lesbian and transgender (but not only, even for straight people, we are not here to ghettoised ...)? You know you tell us if there are channels through which privileged to be able to contact them, or everything goes through personal contacts?

3) There are, in your opinion, potential donors willing to contribute to the cause of civil rights in Italy, even for gays, lesbians and transgender (but not only, even for straight people, we are not ghettoized here ...)? If so, you could / would like to contact them and help us present our projects?

As head of my own questions, we are totally new to this world, but we feel it's important to try to turn the world of philanthropy, not only to receive donations, but also - and above all - to open the "homosexual question" to all of society civil, civil rights because they are never watertight compartments ...

Answer:

This is the classic case that allows me to argue with what the force "is the servant of nonprofit fundraising." I repeat: the fundraising is only the "servant" of the non-profit and not its master. The non-profit exists because there are good reasons that someone pursues. Fundraising is not created to "judge" the cause, was born to serve. A good cause can be good for me and bad for another, and vice versa. It does not matter, and especially not the size of its, is not the account of "how many people" who make the sotengono tell if it's good. History is full of great causes pursued by very few people and little causes pursued by many people. To which my answer is simple:

1. The main reason why people give is because someone asks him. I think the reason why a cause, however small, large, ambiguous, or obvious, is not successful in terms of fundraising comes from the fact that there 'no one has started doing the work of a professional fundraiser . The association of gays "are not credible"? I do not know, maybe! But that's not the point, because the job of the fundraiser is also to make (dare I say, forging) FUNDERIZZABILE the cause, that is ready for fundraising. And if an association is not credible, the work of the fundraiser will be to make it credible, changing it from within.

2 - two to the question, of course I say yes. Maybe it's not my neighbor, maybe not who around me, maybe I have to look for (prospective research) but there is 'someone, by golly, if there is' somebody! But this is part of the work of the fundraiser. I do not know at which channels are preferred, but I really think is bad, just look a little 'round.

3 - As above, there are, to be sought. Who are the best potential donors in a hospital, former patients who have had a good treatment. Who has been helped by your action in the past? Who will be helped by your action? The game is all about, what your action will have impacts on those impacts? Just try and find those donors.

Finally on the last observation, I agree with her. The fundraising is many times that particular action which generates awareness about the company ... but it is clear: a fundraiser that raised awareness campaign is only too bad ... if the problem is not awareness fundraiser looking for, but which lobbyists ... it is the job of the fundraiser but is not the purpose.

And what do you say? VM