Board Members need to understand how to ask a donor for a significant gift. This is true even if they are relying on their staff teammate to be the designated asker. How can these solicitations for significant gifts go smoothly and with great results?
Read MoreSometimes feeling nervous makes us talk too much, or we might clam up. How can we focus AWAY from the nervousness, and TOWARDS the donor and what she or he would like to discuss, specifically about their regard for your group’s work?
Read MoreOne meaning of “building your donor base” is to increase support from your existing donors, or as I like to call it, “loving those who already love you.” How can it be done?
Read MoreJust remember: Asking someone for a gift acknowledges their care for the organization and what it accomplishes for the community. It’s about the donor’s interest in furthering your work.
Read MoreIn reality, for every volunteer who objects to being asked — and I’m not sure they even exist! — there are many volunteers who respond to an ask by thinking, “From my volunteering, I know they use contributed dollars well. I’m happy to give as much as I can, to help them even more.”
Read MoreHow do you know if your organization is initiating enough contact with your donors and of the right kind? Is it possible to have too much? (Yes!) But the problem for most organizations is not having enough contact.
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