Catatan Nguli: Understand Your “Why” in Social Empowerment

Share my notes about some questions you could ask yourself instead of vision, mission, and passion for Social Empowerment. Then, you’ve a similar way of asking anyone about their exposure and point-of-view (POV) in Social Empowerment.

List of Questions

For asking reason and perspective

• How did you make the decision to get involved in the field of [x] ?
• What are the most important things you think we should be thinking about as we move toward developing our fundraising program?
• How did you develop your career in [x] ? What did you do to improve your skills?
• What do you think would be the best solution to address the [problem your organization is trying to solve]?
• Why did you choose [x] as the focus of most your giving?

TERJEMAHAN

Menanyakan alasan dan perspektif

• Bagaimana Anda membuat keputusan untuk terlibat dalam bidang [x] ?
• Apa hal terpenting menurut Anda yang harus kita pikirkan saat kita bergerak dalam pengembangan program penggalangan dana yang kita lakukan?
• Bagaimana Anda mengembangkan karir Anda di [x] ? Apa yang Anda lakukan untuk meningkatkan keterampilan Anda?
• Menurut Anda apa solusi terbaik untuk mengatasi [masalah yang coba dipecahkan oleh organisasi Anda]?

For asking passionate and interested in (or ignite people’s will in Social Movement)

• What are you most passionate about? Why?
• If you could change the world, what would you do?
• What actions do you think would best cause the change you envision?
• What changes do you believe would make the world a better place?
• What would you like to pass on to future generations?
• When did you first become interested in [x]?
• Where do you think [x] is an especially pressing issue?
• Why does this cause matter to you? Why now in particular?
• What do you believe would most transform [this particular situation]?
• Which other organizations effectively address this cause?
• Why did you decide to get involved in supporting [x] programs?
• Why did you have such a strong passion for [x]?

TERJEMAHAN

Menanyakan hasrat dan ketertarikan (atau menyalakan keinginan orang dalam Gerakan Sosial)

• Apa yang paling Anda sukai? Mengapa?
• Jika kamu bisa mengubah dunia, apa yang akan Anda lakukan?
• Tindakan apa yang menurut Anda paling baik menyebabkan perubahan yang Anda impikan?
• Perubahan apa yang menurut Anda akan membuat dunia menjadi tempat yang lebih baik?
• Apa yang ingin Anda wariskan kepada generasi mendatang?
• Kapan Anda pertama kali tertarik pada [x]?
• Menurut Anda dalam issue [x] masalah apa yang sangat mendesak?
• Mengapa hal ini penting bagi Anda? Khususnya saat ini.
• Apa yang Anda yakini akan paling mengubah [situasi ini]?
• Organisasi lain mana yang secara efektif menangani [x] ini?
• Mengapa Anda memutuskan untuk terlibat dalam mendukung program [x]?
• Mengapa Anda memiliki hasrat yang kuat untuk [x]?

[x] replaces by your focus social-issue.

In Addition (Tambahan)

Could you tell us a little bit about your organization and what inspired you to create it?

Bisakah Anda ceritakan sedikit tentang organisasi Anda dan apa yang menginspirasi Anda untuk membangunnya?

I wonder if you could tell us a little bit about how you have been able to find donors, by reaching out, perhaps on your personal network, or how you’ve gone about it?

Saya ingin tahu, apakah Anda dapat memberi tahu kami sedikit tentang bagaimana Anda dapat menemukan donor, dengan menjangkaunya dalam jaringan pribadi Anda, atau bagaimana Anda melakukannya?

References:

https://static.philanthropyu.org/course-data/Fundraising%3A+Connecting+with+donors/Course+Readings/Asking+Questions+Reading.pdf