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Comment on Overcoming Fear: Your Key to Better Fundraising (and a Better Life) by How to Ask Donors for a Gift: 4 Powerfully Authentic Scripts - CapDev

Amy Eisenstein

[…] of the most terrifying moments for most fundraisers (staff members and volunteers) is asking for a gift. And yet, every fundraiser must request […].

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Nonprofit Storytelling: The Quick and No-Nonsense Guide

Bloomerang

Now that we know storytelling is crucial to your next campaign, here is a simple, yet effective step-by-step guide to nonprofit storytelling – broken down for even the busiest of fundraisers like yourself! Act one is where we learn what normal life looks like before the story is set in motion. Step 1: Understand story structure.

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The Top Fundraising Enemy Standing Between Gift Officer and Donor

iMarketSmart

Major gift fundraising is hard work. What is the number one fundraising enemy standing in the way of that happening? In fundraising, the best outcomes for nonprofits happen when the donor becomes the hero. 7 Traits of Fundraising Enemies. Is there an Administrator working against your fundraising?

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71 sessions to help your hospital fundraising – for free!

Fundraising Coach

If you raise money for a hospital, or are thinking of moving into that career, you need to register for the The Hospital Fundraising Summit. The schedule for The Hospital Fundraising Summit. I''ve just heard that the schedule for The Hospital Fundraising Summit is now final. Kravinchuk , David: The 5-cent Fundraising Phenomenon.

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How transactional donor relationships kill generosity

iMarketSmart

In real life, people use signals to predict the type of relationship. Relationship and giving Effective fundraising builds higher, “helpful reciprocity” relationships. This is nothing new in fundraising advice. The fundraising books agree. Sustainable fundraising requires relationships of helpful reciprocity.

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Why public gratitude and admiration are key to the donor’s hero story

iMarketSmart

Fundraising: Publicity risk and reward. In fundraising, publicity can lead to public acclaim. It can require overcoming donor hesitancy. How do we overcome the donor’s fears? These same risks arise in a donor’s fear of publicity. How is this overcome? Instead, it requires overcoming selfishness.

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Dr. James explains why “No” often leads to “Yes”

iMarketSmart

We thoughtfully craft and stage the fundraising ask. This emotional experience is all too common for fundraisers. It can make fundraisers avoid asking. But what does this look like in real-world fundraising? The fundraiser’s role doesn’t change. The fundraiser is the donor-hero’s guiding sage. Devastation?