More impressive is when you barely manage to make your $2,000 quota on the night of an event—but would have made only $250 if you hadn’t rallied the few troops who showed up, created an instant phone bank with their cell phones, and inspired them to call everyone they know to come to the fund-raiser right now. You’ve shown the committee a lot about how you operate: You don’t back down, you don’t take no for an answer, you rise to a challenge in the moment, you’re committed to the result instead of the process, and you know how to inspire others in the moment as well.
