Dealing With the Fear of Asking
You’re sitting across from the donor. You’ve already determined that an ask of $100,000 for the work she loves perfectly fits her capacity and inclination to give. But because she has given gifts in $5,000 increments for a total of $15,000 in one year, you’re...
3 Tips for Unlocking Year-End Success
It’s year-end and you’ve just landed a new job – now what? How are you going to ask donors for a gift when you don’t even know them? Or maybe you’ve had a portfolio, but it’s WAY too big, so there’s no way you can reach everyone. How do you know where to focus your...
Why Asking Boldly Hardly Ever Happens
The donor is giving $5,000 a year. She has the capacity to easily give $250,000, has the inclination, and has an expressed desire to connect more deeply with the organization. But the frontline fundraiser does not ask for more. Why? He is afraid it might offend her...
Six Meaningful Ways to Start a Conversation with Your Donor at Year-End
As you prepare for the year-end giving season, there are so many moments when you might feel stuck. You have something you need to ask a donor but don’t know how to do so in an honoring way. You may want to ask if they will increase their giving, or give a second...
Are YOU Afraid to Ask?
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been to three fundraising conferences. As I walk around the halls of these conferences and after doing presentations, fundraisers have been coming up to me telling me how our Permission-Based Asking model changed their life. Now, I...TOP RATED PODCAST
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