Fundraising Lesson: A Tale of Two Haircuts
February 26, 2009 by Sandy
Filed under General Fundraising
It was the best of days, it was the worst of days. It was haircut day and I made a bad choice.
I went to one of those cheap places to try to save a little money by getting a cheap haircut. Guess what happened? I got a cheap haircut. I should have known better. I knew it was risky, but I thought it would be okay. But it wasn’t. It was a nightmare. In fact, it as so bad that I had to get a second haircut to fix the first one. Instead of saving money, I wound up paying nearly twice what I should have. And now I have a MUCH shorter cut than I wanted.
What’s the fundraising lesson here? You get what you pay for. If you decide to take the cheap route with your fundraising efforts this year to save a little money, it may well backfire on you and give you cheap results. Can you afford cheap results this year?
I recommend you invest in the best fundraising strategies you can afford. I’ll certainly never scrimp on a haircut again!
Excellent point. Funny and absolutely right on!
My sister’s a hairdresser, and she once gave a speech called, Surving a Bad Haircut. I remember her final words, “If all else fails, remember, it will grow out!” Good luck with that, I’m sorry to hear it.
Thanks for following me on Twitter: I’m glad to connect to another fundraiser.
I can’t WAIT to see your new “do.” I bet it looks great.
And you are so right about getting what you pay for. I’m the biggest penny-pincher around, but I’m learning quickly that it’s better to pay a little more for quality and have it done correctly in the beginning.