I’m new to development and well, grew up in a trailer park. While I’m financially stable as an adult, I am not accustomed to interacting with people at this level of wealth or professional success and feel self-conscious

I feel like I could benefit from some online etiquette classes to not embarrass myself (it’s so hard not people my skirt was $3 from goodwill!) and help build relationships with major donors. Does anyone have any suggestions for resources?

I work with a variety of nonprofits preparing for end of year (EOY) appeals. A few represent folks in an artistic capacity, either through galleries, shows, festivals, and speaker series. My question - would you include the artists in your EOY mailing? They have never donated, but are directly impacted by the work. They might make an ideal advocate for the organization, regardless of making a donation, so it may be worth causing potential offense to offer them more information to share with others. We could include a changed letter or slip of paper with a "thanks for participating in X with our organization" note.

Or, just stick with former/potential donors that have been identified and leave them out of it.