Ask Your Donors for Gifts That Are Soul Filling

Ask Your Donors for Gifts That Are Soul Filling

by | Jun 23, 2023 | , , | Asking, Communication, Donor Conversation, Permission-Based Asking, Transformational Gift

In my last blog, I talked about how to me, summer is space. Space for many things, including cleaning out mindsets that can get in your way. Mindsets like those that limit you from asking donors for increases or significant gifts. If you haven’t had a chance to go...
Donors Usually Do What They Want

Donors Usually Do What They Want

by | Jun 19, 2023 | , , | Communication, Curiousity, Donor Conversation, Meaningful Connections, Permission-Based Asking

You’ve probably experienced it. You decide on a course of action. You are absolutely convinced it is right. You make a decision. Then more info comes in and you change your mind because the new info has convinced you that the new direction is the course you WANT to...
Your Donor Says No… What Then?

Your Donor Says No… What Then?

by | May 31, 2024 | , , , , | Asking, Communication, Donor Conversation, Donor-Centered, Facilitation, Overcoming Objections, Permission-Based Asking

We’ve all had it happen. You’re meeting with a donor to talk through a proposal for a major gift. When you ask for the gift, the donor says “no.” It can be disheartening to hear this, but objections from donors are actually gifts that help you stay aligned with what...