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Youths Can Benefit from Fundraising Experience
August 25, 2006

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Involving youths in fundraising for your group or cause can provide valuable "real world" experience for teens, the Fundsraiser Cyberzine reported in its May 2006 issue.

Chad Foster, author of Teenagers Preparing for the Real World, said fundraising can teach teens "soft skills" like teamwork, the importance of being on time, and how to shake someone's hand, look someone in the eye while speaking to them, and how to start a conversation. Fundraising also can teach youths the art of persuasion, how to handle rejection, and how to deal with difficult people, he said.

Other benefits of fundraising experience are learning how to set goals, handle money, and deliver good customer service. Fundraising for a nonprofit group also can be a great resume-builder, said Foster. 

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Posted by Freddie Preston on 12 Sep 08 01:03 PM EDT
This is a very interesting author -Foster. I will be ordering his materials. As co-organizer of a youth group, we constantly stive to have interesting topics at meeting to engage the youth in discussions. I beleive Foster's material will be exciting and beneficial to our youth membership. And possibly be helpful to adults as it is never too late to make positive changes in one's life.

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