The ability to meet targets depends on soft skills and a series
of human interactions
Edul Daver and Nina Mistry
Parsiana requested veteran fundraiser Edul Daver to write an article on fundraising stating "As a very successful fundraiser for FEZANA (Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America), ZAGNY (Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York) and other associations and institutions, we wondered if you would write an article on what it takes to raise funds for a community charitable organization?”
We are humbled. By no stretch of imagination are we professional fundraisers. In fact, we knew nothing about fundraising until 2011 when Edul was charged with raising significant funds for construction of the new Dar-e-Mehr (DM) in New York (NY).
The goal was......