Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

We are thrilled to announce that Ask Without Fear!® Thanks to the tranlators at Shantz Language Services , people raising support in China and in Chinese speaking populations around the world will be able to read Ask Without Fear! This Chinese translation of Ask Without Fear!

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MAY 4, 2021

When asking for money, too often, we hear a "no" as the end. When you ask a donor for a gift, say $25,000, and they say "no," they may not ending the conversation. As you're in an asking conversation , you get to explore each of these with a donor. Or ask if they already have a donor advised fund. Reframing Failure.

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Fundraising Coach

DECEMBER 15, 2021

They generally sound like: “How do I know when a right time to ask so-and-so?” ” “How do I know if that asking amount is too much?” ” “This is what happened during the ask. ” Perhaps you have asked some of these yourself. I’d just ask for the appointment.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

One time I gave $1 million to an organization, and after that a similar organization that I was giving $15,000 to $20,000 each year asked me to give them $1 million because they found out about the other donation. Rather than asking a donor to match a gift she made to another organization, ask her about that gift. Simply asking.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

I'll be delivering the keynote and doing breakout sessions on leading through storytelling and on "Ask Without Fear!". Ask your own questions and I'll give insights based on what's really working now! Ask your own questions and I'll give insights based on what's really working now! AUSTIN: BBCON (October 25-27).

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 15, 2021

Before you ask a donor, you should ask them some interesting questions. It’s good to have a set list of questions to ask. Asking needs to be clear. These 2 phrases to use when asking for money will serve you well. Even better: practice the ask multiple times before you actually get to the conversation!

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

I recently tweeted "your discomfort with asking is getting in the way of a donor's joy in giving. How to politely ask for money. Too often, our own beliefs about money get in the way of our asking politely. Our discomfort leads us to ask in really awful ways. Asking for money isn't a business transaction.

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Fundraising Coach

DECEMBER 30, 2014

As I''ve been reflecting this year, I''ve been remembering that I initially wrote Ask Without Fear!® I''m honored that Ask Without Fear! I''m honored that Ask Without Fear! Please tell me here in the comments, by tweeting , or by email me at marc@fundraisingcoach.com.

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 20, 2021

Have you ever been about to ask for a major gift only to be warned about the carrot in the garden? It goes something like this: “Sure, you could ask them now. The ask doesn’t need to happen. In part because it invariably leads to the potential donor never being asked. It’s based in fear.

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Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 26, 2017

NCDC - Ask Without Fear for Christian Ministry. Based on my most recent book, Ask Without Fear for Christian Ministry , this training is a great beginning point for those new to fundraising for ministry and a great, palette cleansing refresher for veteran leaders! Fundraising for Nonprofit Ministry.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 19, 2017

Elijah needs to ask. Worse, Elijah needs to ask at a time that likely seems the worst possible time ever. And throughout history, dedicated followers of God have asked for support. In Ask Without Fear for Christian Ministry , I lay out an easy-to-understand strategy for fundraising.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

This concept is helping them keep up their endurance in asking. appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. Ask Samples & Tools Specials ask without fear' As I wrote earlier this week, some of my coaching clients are being transformed by the idea of keeping on going until we get no.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Nonprofit leaders willfully skipping planning to jump straight to asking. As the author of Ask Without Fear!® ® , you know I am an advocate for asking. He wanted to commit to a project without even doing the due diligence to see if it were the best fit for his work. She'd already raised $1 million.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I am often asked where my next speaking events are. ONLINE: Ask Without Fear for Auction Donations Webinar , November 3. I am honored to be presenting my "Ask Without Fear!" Although Ask Without Fear! Here are the upcoming trainings and talks for November 2014 into January 2015.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 24, 2019

Like I did in a recent Ask Without Fear! appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. But alt text matters beyond the web page. Alt text matters in email too. Let's say you send an email with this image of one person whispering in another person's ear. newsletter.). Even if they are missing the picture!

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Fundraising Coach

APRIL 9, 2019

Those of you on my Ask Without Fear! I use three domains for the three different parts that make up The Concord Leadership Group: ConcordLeadershipGroup.com, FundraisingCoach.com, and TheNonprofitAcademy.com. Even people who would gladly hear from FundraisingCoach.com or TheNonprofitAcademy.com.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

When you''re doing major gift asks, you need to stop talking ! In Ask Without Fear! , I mentioned how frustrating people were when they "watched" me do an ask. But I listened to the donor, asked her about herself, and made connections. The ask flowed from that. She even gives you the questions to ask.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 13, 2010

Today marks the 2nd anniversary of Ask Without Fear! So to celebrate this milestone, I’d like to make an “Ask Without Fear!&# email me suggestions to marc@fundraisingcoach.com. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com. Ask ask without fear music. being on Amazon!

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 24, 2018

Worse, 5 of the 7 black circles are three-quarters of the way down the page, in the asking line! If you want, you can even post images of your letters to the Ask Without Fear® Facebook page at: [link]. Connecting the donor with the impact without talking about your nonprofit feels risky. That is not good.

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Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

One time I gave $1 million to an organization, and after that a similar organization that I was giving $15,000 to $20,000 each year asked me to give them $1 million because they found out about the other donation. Rather than asking a donor to match a gift she made to another organization, ask her about that gift. Simply asking.

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Fundraising Coach

AUGUST 3, 2015

Asking Styles by Andrea Kihlstedt. Asking by Jerold Panas. Ask Without Fear! These books are: Asking Styles by Andrea Kihlstedt. Ask Without Fear! God & Mammon: Asking for Money in the New Testament by Jouette M. Relationship Fundraising by Ken Burnett. Jacobwith, Marc A.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 18, 2011

At the end of the presentation, one man asked this question: For some of us, we’d rather have a long, sharp wooden stick put in our eye than ask people for money. What are the top three things that can help us overcome the fear of asking? So I punted and asked the group. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 4, 2021

” When asking for money, too often, we hear a “no” as the end. When you ask a donor for a gift, say $25,000, and they say “no,” they may not ending the conversation. As you’re in an asking conversation , you get to explore each of these with a donor. Reframing Failure. They answered.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

If you think your area nonprofits and boards could benefit from an Ask Without Fear! Class send me an email at marc@fundraisingcoach.com. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com. Share and Enjoy: Other Possibly Related posts: Ask Without Fear! “Ask Without Fear!

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 9, 2011

It’s been three years since Ask Without Fear! I wrote Ask Without Fear! So I wrote this book and kept the price below $15 so that volunteers or staff could get both solid fundraising advice and a healthy dose of encouragement to get out and ask for money! Ask Without Fear!

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 5, 2015

Typical board members tend to think that "being an ambassador" only means asking for money from their friends. And worse, that asking for money means memorizing a "schpeal." In truth, if the nonprofit wanted someone other than themselves, they would have asked someone else to the board! They "mail it in" in at board meetings.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A couple weeks ago, I asked subscribers to the Ask Without Fear! I''m still sorting through all of them, but a very common one is a variation of, " They''ll resent it if I ask them for money. " They''ll think I''m being pushy and self-centered to ask them for money.". You are giving them a gift by asking!

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 21, 2011

Today, I get to announce another really cool offering: the “Ask Without Fear! Many of you who’ve read my book or attended my seminars have asked for a DVD version. In the Ask Without Fear! How to figure out what levels of gifts you should be asking for. Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com.

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Fundraising Coach

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Do you fear your donors are bored with you? And many people are just waiting for someone to be interested enough in them to ask them for the story. Questions to ask donors without being socially awkward. But if you asked the more pedestrian, "What do you do for work?" More resources for asking interested questions.

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Fundraising Coach

MAY 24, 2018

Worse, 5 of the 7 black circles are three-quarters of the way down the page, in the asking line! If you want, you can even post images of your letters to the Ask Without Fear® Facebook page at: [link]. Connecting the donor with the impact without talking about your nonprofit feels risky. That is not good.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® The process was: The participants pictured someone on their “chicken list” - a person they were afraid to ask for a gift. Answering the objections before you even get to the ask can help donor prospects be more prepared for your ask.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 21, 2011

I’m thrilled to be able to announce that my publisher, 501 Videos , has made the Ask Without Fear DVD set available online ! Did I mention we put the entire Ask Without Fear! Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com. book on the resource CD? That’s also included in the special membership site.

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Fundraising Coach

JUNE 24, 2019

Like I did in a recent Ask Without Fear! appeared first on FundraisingCoach.com. But alt text matters beyond the web page. Alt text matters in email too. Let’s say you send an email with this image of one person whispering in another person’s ear. newsletter.). Even if they are missing the picture!

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

” Watch the entire interview here: Buy the book or DVD at the Ask Without Fear! page on FundraisingCoach.com. (c) At Blog World Expo last November I got to do a live interview with Susan McLennan about those basics, treating people with respect, and an easy way to do a “thankathon.”

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 11, 2020

As we watch the news and talk to others, it’s really, really easy to let fear and the unknown paralyze us. Fear and worry is natural. What to do: When you feel fear consuming you, get out a list of the people who’ve donated in the last twelve months. ” No ask. Gratitude overcomes fear.

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Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Last week, I was invited to give a full day Ask Without Fear!® The process was: The participants pictured someone on their “chicken list” - a person they were afraid to ask for a gift. Answering the objections before you even get to the ask can help donor prospects be more prepared for your ask.

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Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 12, 2011

I’m pleased to announce that today, I uploaded a professionally designed version of “Ask Without Fear!&# , designed by eBook Architects specifically for the Kindle. You can get your copy here: Ask Without Fear! Pitman, FundraisingCoach.com. Ask Without Fear!”

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