Many of us came into the charity world for work with meaning — something that engages with the world as it is and nudges it a little closer to what it could be. Then the weeks stack up. Rejections land. Spreadsheets multiply. What started as purpose can begin to feel like drudgery.
So today, take a breath. Reconnect with why you’re doing this. Fundraising for a small charity can be one of the most exciting, rewarding, and meaningful jobs there is — not because it’s easy, but because it moves real things in the real world.
Two friends messaged me this week, buzzing about grants they’d won. I hadn’t written a word of those bids — they just wanted to share the joy. That feeling when funding arrives and the work can continue? That’s worth remembering.
Give yourself a minute. Put on The Nights. Let it lift your head and your heart.
And in the words of Avicii’s father:
“One day you’ll leave this world behind, so live a life you will remember.”
