Brian Saber’s an experienced asker, and he still found it difficult to ask a stranger to do something that could be very much in that stranger’s interest to do. Read his story about passing out leaflets! Check it out!
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Brian Saber has worked directly with eight boards of directors. In every case, he maximized board giving by asking everyone individually for a gift that was personally significant.
What does it take to ask for really big gifts? Brian Saber, co-founder of Asking Matters, tells the lessons he’s learned from three decades of asking.
If your board members aren’t comfortable asking for gifts, they’re not likely to do it! A good plan to train your board to ask that provides opportunities of many sorts year round will go a long way to easing their discomfort and turning them into effective fundraiser.
