• Our development staff uses the Asking Matters webinars to stimulate our thinking. Each month a group of us join the webinar and then have a great, productive conversation afterwards. The sessions are interesting, engaging and thought provoking.

   

  

  Cory Jacobs
  Senior Director of Major Gifts at Binghamton University

• “I liked the different styles. It’s like learning what your staff and volunteers are really good at and what are red lights for them. Asking in a ‘straight, scripted style’ was a red light for me – the intuitive style gives me a green light. Now, I just have to put my foot on the gas and go!”

   

   

  

  Sue Smith, Executive Director
  Cornerstone Women’s Resource Center
  Salem, New Jersey

• “Asking Matters” is just what I needed, an inexpensive tool that will give board and development committee members the confidence to ask. Thank you for “Asking Matters.”

  

  Joanne Gambino-Morehouse,
  Director of Development,
  St. Catherine’s Center for Children,
  Albany

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• Do you know that you have a personal asking style?

  Understanding YOUR style will help you become more comfortable asking for gifts. Asking Matters™ has developed an easy 30-question assessment to help you determine the style that works best. Take the Asking Style Assessment and learn the ways to ask that will work for you.

  News Bulletin: More than 1800 people have now taken this Asking Style Assessment to learn the style that suits them best. Now we're counting toward 2,000. We're planning a special treat for the 2000th person. So take the assessment and help spread the word.

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  Upcoming Webinar: Turn Event Hell into Asking Heaven

  Special guest Megan Hodges will join us to talk about how Harlem RBI uses events to raise money and broaden its reach. She’ll be available to answer your questions about how a relatively small organization raises more than $2 million in one night. She’ll talk about the pros and cons of events fundraising and answer questions you pose.

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  A Dog-Eared but Powerful Case for Support

  Xan Blake always had a copy of the case for support in her car so she could review it just before asking for a gift.

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  Travels of a Kindred Spirit

  Paul Jolly is a Kindred Spirit and he’s been reflecting on just what that temperament means for him in the fundraising business. He shares his thoughts in this heartwarming post.

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  The Best Kept Secret of Successful Fundraising

  Amy Eisenstein of Tripoint Fundraising shares a secret about one of the key ingredients in successful fundraising programs. Well, not really a secret, but for sure an important fact. When Amy writes about fundraising, what sometimes seems complicated feels simple.