Big Ask Workshop

Join our half-day workshop led by expert strategic consultants to unlock the essential skills needed to elevate your major giving program.

This interactive session will guide you through four critical areas: identifying your best prospects, efficiently tracking your donor contacts, mastering the art of connecting with your prospects, and confidently making the ask for their support.

Through practical exercises and real-world insights, you’ll leave equipped with actionable strategies to cultivate lasting donor relationships and drive impactful results for your organization.

• Prospect Identification and Goal Setting:
  No matter if you have many prospects or just a handful, we’ll support you in pinpointing and interpreting the key data that reveals which donors are ready for significant contributions. You’ll receive tools for estimating how many prospects you’ll need to reach your targets and for evaluating whether your portfolio can handle the challenge—even if you feel up to it!

• Securing the Meeting:
  Once you’ve identified your prospects, what comes next? We’ll dive deep into crafting the perfect message or solicitation to motivate your prospects to respond and support your organization. Since every donor is unique, understanding their personalities and preferences will guide you to select the most effective channel and messaging to open the door.

• Tracking Your Donor Journey:
  If it’s not recorded, it didn’t occur. Fortunately, tracking doesn’t need to be daunting. We’ll cover which data points are most important to monitor and illustrate the valuable insights this information can offer as you engage with new prospects.

• The Big Ask:
  Proposing the right gift amount to the right individual is the main goal! Our specialists will show you how to leverage your data to secure major gifts that fund your mission.