Help Needed: Question Marc

I’ve received some terrific questions from EFE subscribers over the years. Most of these questions are ones that would help all of us improve our fundraising and our ability to relate to donors. So I’d like to explore a new feature on my blog called “Question Marc.”...

VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads

I’ll be at the VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads conference THIS Friday. (Read the original post here.) Post a comment and let me know if you’ll be there, I’d love to meet over coffee! UPDATE: The Hampton Roads Institute for Nonprofit Leadership Fifth Annual...

Keep Asking!

“I’d like to ask you to consider a gift of $5,000 to the campaign.” Did you practice the question? Is it rolling off your tongue? Keep on practicing. Then try adding higher dollar amounts. I was just speaking with a new colleague who told me a cool...

Ask!

All fall, we’ve been working through the basics of asking people for money with the simple four-step formula: R.E.A.L. Research, Engage, Ask, and Love ’em. Now we begin focusing on “ask.” Some of you may be wondering why it’s taken so...