Community Centric Fundraising – Who’s Right Who’s Wrong? w Ninette Enrique & Jason Lewis

Jason Says, “It wasn’t until I attended AFP’s 2018 conference that I began realizing just how childish some of us in the fundraising community can be. At the time, our colleagues at NANOE were ruffling the feathers of the then president of AFP; and one of her lieutenants felt the need to unravel a myriad of ethical problems he had with this group.

Evidently. NANOE has now set its sights on our colleagues at CCF, and as they have in the past, they are trying to pick a fight. If I were to consult a middle school assistant principal, I think that they’d suggest that I explain this to Bishop Redfern:”

Bishop Redfern II

Jason continues, “I don’t agree with Vu on some things; however, I agree with him on enough. I do believe Vu is speaking to a particular audience, in a particular corner of the country, who see the world and interpret their problems through a particular lens. And, when you think about, our colleagues at NANOE really aren’t all that different. They are a particular group, in a particular corner of the country, seeing the world and their problems through a particular lens.

Over the last couple of years, while paying close attention to both what Vu and NANOE have to say, I feel as if I have lessened my own inclination to be what author Patricia Roberts-Miller describes as a naïve realist. In her book, Demagoguery and Democracy, Miller explains, ‘Naïve realists deny the fact that they are looking at the world from a particular perspective, they see no need to learn how to look at things from the perspective of other people. Their perspective is normal and universal; other perspectives are special and particular and prejudiced.’”

Ninette Enrique, Jason Lewis, Bishop Redfern II & Jimmy LaRose

I’m Jimmy LaRose and I’m hesitant to comment on Ninette Enrique’s LinkedIn Post.

Why?

There’s no need. Nonprofit leaders have considered her query AND ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER.

*Psst…I’m trying not to answer, I’m attempting to keep quiet, I’m whispering, I’m lowering my voice, wait, wait, wait for it…)

COMMUNITY CENTRIC FUNDRAISING (CCF) HAS NEVER WORKED AND NEVER WILL. 

PLEASE VISIT HERE TO READ BISHOP REDFERN II’s EXPOSE OF VU LE AND COMMUNITY CENTRIC FUNDRAISING

Simply put, Vu Le is attempting to hornswoggle a generation of youthful idiots, he’s deceiving self-absorbed Millennials insisting that they despise donors, hate philanthropists and destroy charity as we know it.

Here’s the good news. The GEN-Z generation is rejecting this horse hokey and already know that Community Centric Fundraising is a FAILED IDEOLOGY.

(WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS. PLEASE SHARE YOUR OPINIONS BELOW.)

Again, Ninette Enrique has opened the door. Ninette is posing a question.

OK, wow, what do you do with a good guy like Jason Lewis?

I haven’t yet met Jason. Regardless, I’ve researched him and know that Jason, like many of my colleagues, is one of the finest people in the world. He’s a super-fundraiser who ensures others experience a life worth living. He’s raised millions and I count him as a friend.

Please re-read Jason Lewis’s observations above. HE’S CORRECT. HE’S ACCURATE.

HE’S THE PROBLEM.