
Dave Samson
Chief Development Officer
TRU Community Care
Denver, CO USA
“There’s no better feeling in a career than to feel as if you are making a difference in the lives of people that you live with in your community.”
TRU Community Care
Denver, CO USA
“There’s no better feeling in a career than to feel as if you are making a difference in the lives of people that you live with in your community.”
Chief Development Officer
I engage the community to help our work as a nonprofit, community-based hospice and palliative care organization.
I'm a fundraiser and a storyteller. I engage people in the community to help us give care to people who are terminally ill. On any given day, I could be writing a grant, working with a community organization to educate them on hospice care, or helping a loved one of someone who's terminally ill find resources.
Here's the first step for everyone
One big piece of advice I have for people starting out in their careers is to broaden your circle of friends and influence so that you can be a resource to them and they can be a resource to you. You never want to stop learning, so make sure your circle of influence is conducive to that. Find people with a different set of backgrounds and stories and learn from them.