3 Tweaks to Get Your Fundraising Back on Track
• Total amount: If you ever look at a gift-range calculator like mine at GiftRangeCalculator.com, you’ll see that you need three to five prospects you think are capable of giving at each level to actually land one gift at that level. That is a possible 80 percent rejection rate. So it’s entirely possible that your request isn’t going to be fulfilled at the level you mention. (That’s why it’s so important to ask for a higher number rather than a lower one.)
Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman, CSP, helps leaders lead their teams with more effectiveness and less stress. Whether it’s through one-on-one coaching of executives, conducting high-engagement trainings or growing leaders through his ICF-accredited coach certification program, his clients grow in stability and effectiveness.
He is the author of "The Surprising Gift of Doubt: Use Uncertainty to Become the Exceptional Leader You Are Meant to Be" He’s also the author of "Ask Without Fear!"— which has been translated into Dutch, Polish, Spanish and Mandarin. A FranklinCovey-certified coach and Exactly What To Say Certified Guide, Marc’s expertise and enthusiasm engages audiences around the world both in person and with online presentations.Â
He is the husband to his best friend and the father of three amazing kids. And if you drive by him on the road, he’ll be singing '80s tunes loud enough to embarrass his family!
