Just Ask - Rethinking Development

Bryan and Greg continue the discussion on what makes an "Ask" for support good. This episode focuses on effective strategies for when and how to make the right ask.

How much should you ask someone to give to your cause? What constitutes a major gift? What are the elements that separate a bad proposal from a good one? Listen to part one of a two part conversation on this critical fundraising topic. Bryan dives into the hallmarks of a good "ask" as Greg hosts the discussion. 

Greg highlights the 1st of 8 Principles of Development Strategy: people support what they help to create. These are principles Greg has gleaned from his 30+ years working in development. Bryan hosts the discussion as Greg breaks down why your work with benefactors will bear greater fruit when you use this approach.

Can someone be a fund-raiser on the side? Why does it seem so hard to balance your development duties with your non-fundraising tasks? Bryan and Greg make the case for why you can't approach development with a 50/50 attitude.

Bryan breaks down 3 reasons people fail to ask for the support they need. 

Anyone raising funds can relate to this feeling. You make a great presentation to a potential supporter and the moment arrives to ask for a gift... but then you don't. What holds us back from taking advantage of the God given opportunities we find before us? Find out as Bryan and Greg discuss this topic.

For any fundraising endeavor to succeed, you need the right benefactors to invest. The old saying in development goes, “involvement precedes investment.” Greg lays out tangible examples of the “why and how” to involve the benefactors you need most as Bryan hosts the discussion.