Comments on: How Not to Ask for a Major Gift http://aliyamarketing.com/marketingandfundraisingideas/how-not-to-ask-for-a-major-gift/ Fundraising, Fundraising Ideas, and Not-for-profit Marketing Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Chas Grundy http://aliyamarketing.com/marketingandfundraisingideas/how-not-to-ask-for-a-major-gift/#comment-303 Chas Grundy Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:49:39 +0000 http://aliyamarketing.com/marketingandfundraisingideas/how-not-to-ask-for-a-major-gift/#comment-303 Perhaps your client does not understand the subtleties and nuances that go with major gift prospecting? It's easy to feel like there's an opening and blurt out your request for money. I'm fascinated by this process. As a novice, volunteer fundraiser, I'm starting to talk to prospective donors. I don't understand the subtleties of asking. It doesn't help that a lot of the advice I get involves <em>not</em> explicitly asking, but doesn't really discuss how you <em>do</em> ask. Would you be willing to write a bit about that? <em>Chas Grundy's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NonProfitChas/~3/248086507/' rel="nofollow">On Recruiting Board Members</a></em> Perhaps your client does not understand the subtleties and nuances that go with major gift prospecting? It’s easy to feel like there’s an opening and blurt out your request for money.

I’m fascinated by this process. As a novice, volunteer fundraiser, I’m starting to talk to prospective donors. I don’t understand the subtleties of asking. It doesn’t help that a lot of the advice I get involves not explicitly asking, but doesn’t really discuss how you do ask. Would you be willing to write a bit about that?

Chas Grundy’s last blog post..On Recruiting Board Members

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