How can I be a good fundraiser?
Ok, I've put something like this in sales, but it's not really sales because I'm not selling anything.
I'm working as a door to door fundraiser. I need to get people on board with our charity by giving a monthly donation via their bank account. They need to give me some details of their account plus name and address etc.
I started exactly one week ago with a target of getting 3 people on board per day.
Day 1 I got one
Day 2 I got two
Day 3 I got one
Day 4 I got two
Then I went back after the weekend yesterday and I couldn't get anybody. I also couldn't get anybody today. I feel really under pressure now and I'm worried I'll get fired as two people have already been fired now from our team.
I knock at the door, smile, say hello mt name is Melissa, I'm in the area working on behalf of (The Charity), have you ever heard of us?
Then I got into what the charity is about and what we are trying to achieve and why we need the person on board. Then I tell them what exactly I'm asking for and show them the forms I need to fill in in order for them to sign up..
I'm doing really really badly and I really want to do well as I like doing this work but they're not going to keep me on if I'm not doing what I'm supposed to do.
The objections I'm getting range from "I don't give bank details at the door" to "I'm already donationg to my own charities" to "I haven't got time to talk to you" of a simple "no, no, no, i'm not interested"...
What can I do? How can I be more persuasive so as to get people to part with their money on a monthly basis. It honestly is for a great cause and I just don't seem to be convincing people that it's worthwhile to give me their details etc or even to talk to me..
Has anybody got any experience doing this? Can anyone advise me?