The Nonprofit Podcast Ep 82: The Smart Ask: Prepping a Winning Giving Season
"30% of annual giving takes place in December, but making the ‘Smart Ask’ takes year-round planning - True or False?
How many times have you heard that 30% stat in the last two weeks? Or, that 10% of year-end donations happen in the last 3 days of the year?
Enough to make you break a sweat if Giving Season is one of those tasks you’ve postponed for the last nine months, we’ll bet!
Prepping a winning Giving Season strategy should ideally be part of your annual strategy. But, if you haven’t, join Cara and Jena for a breakdown of all your communication and campaign must-dos into manageable steps, equipping you to tackle your year-end fundraising with confidence.
Cara applies her bite-sized tips and tactics to creating and scheduling an ‘Ask’ amplifying year-end fundraising appeal plan anchored in 5 simple steps. Not only will you conquer ‘The Ask’ anxiety that’s been holding you back, but you’ll come away with sound stewardship strategy fundamentals to serve you through Giving Season and set you up for the year to come.
The Donorbox Library has an excellent checklist to get you and your team on the same page for a cracking campaign:
📃Prep Your Team Self-Assessment Checklist:
https://library.donorbox.org/prep-your-team-self-assessment-checklist/
Plus The Nonprofit Blog has two comprehensive guides to keep you on track:
✅Getting You Ready for Giving Season [With a 3-Step Roadmap]:
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/giving-season
✅6 Helpful Tips for Nonprofit Giving Season:
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/fundraising-season
💻And download our popular 5 A’s of Awesome Fundraising screensaver here:
Introducing The 5 A's of Awesome Fundraising
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