So I was sitting at work trying to decide what to blog about and one of my co-workers said "Well what do you do with your time?!" So of course I lamely said that I spend all of my time at the Bradley Fund..
Thus my first post about work.
As lame as it sounds, I really love my job. I've met some great friends through the Bradley Fund and I've picked up invaluable skills that have helped me out in multiple facets of my life.
It's so strange though, because many people on campus have at one point worked here and really disliked it. I mean REALLY disliked it. I've come to the conclusion that fundraising via the phone isn't really for everyone. And that's okay. :)
For those of you that don't know, the Bradley Fund is made up entirely of student fundraisers that call alumni and parents of the university in order to obtain donations. Past initiatives of the Bradley fund include the Markin Center, the Alumni Center, and the GCC when it was new.
What's great about the Bradley Fund is that alumni have the opportunity to designate their donations to any place on campus. A good portion of donations go directly to students via scholarship funds. Without the support of these alumni, our tuition would be a lot higher than what we pay right now! When you get your call, be friendly and consider donating! :)
I've been working here since my freshman year and have kind of worked my way up ever since then. It's really starting to hit me that I won't be working here next semester and that thought isn't a fun one, so let's just enjoy the rest of college while we can!
This seems like such a great job..and especially a way to contact with graduated individuals. You have any interesting stories from people you have called?
ReplyDeleteDrew,
ReplyDeleteEvery phone call is an experience in itself. I've made connections with alum that have great advice on the career field and others are grumpy and don't want to talk at all. By far the best job I've ever had!