It started on the street - in conversation with Matt Cassini, the shy engineer who chose rejection.

Face to Face Fundraising
Written By Rory W

  • The paradox of someone with social anxiety becoming a fundraising leader is compelling."I knew that I needed people skills if I was gonna progress... I just decided engineering wasn't for me"

  • Camaraderie You Can't Manufacture — "You're bouncing off the rejections... very quickly you're making friends... it's quite intense. Lots of bonding going on."

  • Door-to-Door as a Superpower Factory — "I look back at that summer, really the summer when I got good at door-to-door fundraising, as really formative in my career... more than the engineering really."

Rory W
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