R ICEVO an email when this item is: "The fundraising and the homosexual question." The carry-over 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 the rights of individuals (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 trend) can always (and should be well supported!) Use, like every other citizen, the right common protect rights and interests born of their life but at the same time I believe that a loving relationship does not constitute "per se" evidence sufficient to get civil recognition ... but the question is outside the fundraising. I would like to talk about fundraising. V ediamo what it says Gian Mario Felicetti:

Dear Melandri,

I'm Gian Mario Felicetti, more than two years coordinating a national campaign, "Civil Claim", supported only by the work of volunteers, such as the radical Association "Certain Rights" and the network of LGBT advocacy "Network Lenford. Thanks to the campaign of the Civil Claim, is imminent a Constitutional Court ruling on the recognition of civil marriage between same sex. It would be important to be able to raise awareness in the correct way and not only through the distorting lens of information, which always tends to highlight prederie and excesses that do not correspond to reality. For this we need to understand that a work of fundraising, we're probably already late, but better late than never. Honestly, I would like one of your ward, or rather two.

1) Why in Italy there are no donor against those who commit themselves to the civil rights of gays and lesbians and transsexuals? By people not professionals get answers like "Blame the Vatican" or "Why do gay groups 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 expertise in fundraising and would be happy to put their skills on a voluntary basis for the cause of civil rights of gay, lesbian and transgender people (but not only, even for straight people, we are not here in ghetto ...)? You know tell us whether there are key channels through which to be able to contact them, or everything goes through personal contacts?

3) Are there, in your opinion, potential donors willing to contribute to the cause of civil rights in Italy, including gay, lesbian and transgender people (but not only, even for straight people, we're not here to ghetto ...)? If so, you could / would like to help us to contact them and present our projects?

As understood by my own questions, we are totally new to this world, but we feel it is important to try to turn the world of philanthropy, not only to receive donations, but also - and above - to open the "homosexual question" to the whole 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 nonprofit and not its master. The nonprofit sector exists because there are good reasons that someone pursues. The fundraising is not designed to "judge" the cause, was born to serve. A good case can be good for me and bad for another, and vice versa. It does not matter, and above all does not measure the contribution, not the account of "how many people" sotengono they do say if it's good. History is full of great causes pursued by very few individuals and small causes pursued by many people. So my answer is simple:

1. The main reason why people give is because someone asks him. I think the reason why a cause, no matter how small, large, ambiguous, or clearly not a success in terms of fundraising comes from the fact that there is' no one who has come to do the work of a professional fundraiser . The associations of gay "are not credible"? I do not know, maybe! But this is 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 - to question two, of course I say yes. Maybe not my neighbor, maybe not who is near me, maybe I have to look for (prospect research) but there 'someone, by golly, if there is' someone! But this is part of the work of the fundraiser. I do not know right now what are the key channels, but I think it is really difficult, just have a look 'round.

3 - as above, they exist, should be sought. Who are the best potential donors of a hospital's former patients who have had good treatment. Who has been helped by your action in the past? Who will be helped by your action? The game is this: What impact will your action on those impacts? Just try and find those donors.

Finally, the last observation, I agree with her. The fundraising is many times the particular share on the company that also generates awareness ... but it is clear a fundraiser that raised awareness is only a campaign gone wrong ... if the problem is not looking for awareness fundraiser, but that the lobbyists ... is part of the work of the fundraiser but it is not the purpose.

And what do you think? VM