 but our film has brought my father and I closer through our mutual understanding of how difficult and rewarding the process is - and that is priceless.

So how do you gracefully navigate rejection and still get out of bed in the morning? Very carefully. I’ve learned a lot from my father and I feel obligated to pass along a few things that have helped me the most over the last four years, in case you don’t have a professional fundraiser in your family.

Rejections are opportunities: You spent weeks and months working on grant applications and isolating yourself from everyone you know. You’re angry, sleep-deprived, and you couldn’t drag yourself away from the computer long enough to go for a 15-minute walk. How can you not follow-up and ask for an explanation?! Use your rejection as an opportunity to contact the organization through email. Not everyone will give you feedback, but most people (when asked nicely) will at least respond to your email. That relationship will be helpful the next time you apply or have questions. Everyone respects “professional persistence.” You may even get a nice surprise when someone replies with constructive criticism on your application! Use that to your advantage and make your application better for the next round!

Social media = The best friend you’ve never met! Make a Facebook page for your project and spend 10 minutes a day recruiting new fans. Post to other people’s walls, ask everyone on your mailing list, and keep it simple and useful. Thanks to the magic of Facebook, I made a friend for life when a woman noticed our project and offered to host a fundraiser without ever meeting us in person first! We ended up making a few thousand dollars from her event and she remains one of our most enthusiastic supporters.

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 but_our film_has brought my father_and I_closer_through our_mutual_understanding of how_difficult and rewarding_the process is -_and that is_priceless.

So_how do you gracefully navigate rejection and still get out of bed in the_morning?_Very carefully._I’ve_learned_a lot from my father_and I feel obligated to_pass along_a few things that have helped me the_most_over the last_four years, in case you don’t have a professional_fundraiser in your family.

Rejections are opportunities:_You spent weeks_and_months_working on grant applications_and isolating yourself from everyone you_know. You’re angry, sleep-deprived, and you_couldn’t drag yourself away from the computer_long enough to go for a_15-minute walk. How can you_not follow-up_and ask for an explanation?!_Use your rejection_as an_opportunity to contact_the organization through email. Not everyone_will give you_feedback, but most people (when asked_nicely)_will at least_respond_to_your email._That relationship will_be_helpful the_next_time you apply or have questions._Everyone_respects “professional persistence.” You may even get_a nice surprise when_someone_replies with constructive criticism_on your application! Use that_to your advantage and make your_application better_for the_next round!

Social media = The best friend you’ve never met! Make_a Facebook page for your project_and spend 10 minutes_a day_recruiting_new fans. Post_to_other people’s_walls, ask everyone on your mailing list,_and keep_it simple and useful. Thanks to_the magic of Facebook,_I_made a friend for life when_a woman noticed our project and_offered to host a fundraiser_without_ever_meeting us in person first!_We ended up making a few_thousand dollars from_her event and she remains one of_our_most enthusiastic supporters.

Switch it up: Let’s_face_it - rejection is never pretty._No_matter_how much you prepare for_the letter, it doesn’t get easier._And when you go into a dark place to_hide after the_mail comes, you expect your_parents_to_give you a few words of encouragement, right? I thought_that was_standard fare before_my father gave me some advice that changed the way_I navigate rejection. He said, “Just expect_that you’re not going to get any grants and then maybe_one day you will get lucky - and_that would be a nice surprise!” As_filmmakers we have an_abnormal_sense of perseverance and somehow believe that_if_we_work_harder it means_we are also_smarter and better_than everyone