Dear [First Name],

One of the biggest challenges facing organizations is changing the culture of giving and engagement, and our futures depend on it. Often we get so caught up in ‘the ask’ that we forget what motivates people to support us in the first place: relationships.

Join Dana Ostomel, Firespring’s vice president of nonprofit industry development, for this FREE webinar on Tuesday, April 18th at 3pm ET. to discover the secret sauce of cultivating a community primed and ready to support you.

Joe Tumolo is Asking Matters' resident training expert. Joe focuses on training fundraisers and board members to be more confident and intentional around developing stronger relationships with donors. In this video post, Joe goes into detail about the importance of "why," and how it relates to fundraising.

Are your board members not getting out to cultivate relationships and ask for gifts? Do you find it difficult to get your board to understand its role in "giving and getting"?

We can help change that…

Just in time for Spring are our highly-praised Fundraising 101 webinars, created to teach your board how they can play a bigger role and make an impact.

If your board members struggle to… 

	“give and get” to the best of their ability
	feel comfortable being involved in fundraising
	understand the impact of having everyone actively involved in fundraising

…then our Fundraising 101 webinars are for you! And best of all, your board members can choose the date and time that works best for them! The available sessions are:

	Tuesday, April 4th, 2-3pm ET
	Wednesday, April 5th, 3-4pm ET
	Wednesday, April 12th, 1-2pm ET
	Thursday, April 13th, 12-1pm ET

When your board members feel they’re in it together, they will put forth their best effort. How does this impact what they give? How does everyone participate in fundraising so that it’s a team effort? Watch this free video to find out!

Fundraising training at your own pace

Master the art of asking for donations at the speed that works for you. Follow along with our 16-week introductory course, or browse video trainings and guides when you have the time.

Countless resources at your fingertips

Get the tools you need to start raising more money – training videos, sample documents and guides, live webinars, and more.

Try it free for 30 days – no strings attached

I'm pretty sure you’ll love being a member at Asking Matters. That’s why I'm giving you a 30-day free trial to test it out for yourself!

Great to be back at the Tri-State Camp Conference to present on boards and see familiar faces from last year. Christie Ko, ED of Fiver Children's Foundation and customer of Asking Matters, shared with the room how she implemented some Asking Matters advice she learned previously. It was rewarding to hear!

As a presenter for Jerry Panas's Major Gift RoundTable in Chicago, I also got to learn from the other presenters. Top takeaway – when writing gift commitment letters, include some biographic information on the donors. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith, lifelong residents of Chicago and long-time donors to our mentoring programs…" Makes it more personal.

Getting ready for the North American YMCA Development Conference in San Diego in three weeks. I'll be running a special 3-hour program for 300 board members from around the country and look forward to reporting back.

Hope you're having a great year of fundraising,

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