3 Tweaks to Get Your Fundraising Back on Track
But we also set up two other options that were extremely valuable for the nonprofit: publicly hosting and inviting the donor’s friends to my client’s largest annual event, and a $10,000 annual gift.
The donor choked on the first ask, laughingly saying he’d just given his first $250,000 away and needed the dust to settle on that. But he willingly accepted the second ask. This allowed my client to have visibility, media coverage and the best annual event the organization has had.
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!
