category: Featured
What’s An Asking Style?
by Brian Saber
What’s an Asking Style? You might well ask, because most people in fundraising worry more about the donor’s style than they do figuring how they can ask for a gift in the way that makes them comfortable and effective.
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Fundraising is NOT Fun!
by Brian Saber
Contrary to what Arthur C. Brooks of The New York Times declared in his March 29 Op-Ed “Why Fund-Raising is Fun” – fundraising generally isn’t fun and he does a huge disservice to the field saying it is.
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Welcome from Brian
by Brian Saber
Welcome to Asking Matters, where you can access my most effective tips and techniques for learning how to ask for donations face-to-face.
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Asking Matters at Events and Cool New Technology Makes That Easy
by Brian Saber
Learn about Valet.io, a new technology that allows everyone to text their contributions from their smart phones and see the impact their giving is making in real time.
Read More The Top 5 Things to Remember About Asking for Gifts
by Brian Saber
Asking Matters President Brian Saber tells you the Top 5 things you need to remember when asking for gifts.
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Interview with Asker & Philanthropist Janet Levinger
by Brian Saber
Interview with Asker & Philanthropist Janet Levinger by Brian Saber Janet Levinger (primary Asking Styles: Mission Controller, secondary: Rainmaker) is a social impact leader and philanthropist in Seattle. She is the Board Chair for Social Venture Partners Seattle, and serves on many boards and committees including United Way King County, Thrive by Five Washington, Thrive […]
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Asking without Anguish
by sheer concepts
Asking without Anguish by Paul Jolly Paul Jolly (www.jumpstartgrowth.com) worked as a fund raising professional for over 20 years before starting the consulting firm Jump Start Growth. He began his career serving various Quaker institutions, then moved to The Wilderness Society, and then the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland. In every instance, he has […]
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Interview with Gary Bukowski – 6/28/13
by Brian Saber
Interview with Gary Bukowski by Brian Saber Gary Bukowski is Vice President for Advancement at the Barber National Institute in Erie, PA. When he arrived in 2007, the Barber Institute’s individual giving program consisted of 1,625 donors contributing $374,863 towards the organization’s mission of helping children and adults with special needs. Through Gary’s strategic […]
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Don’t Fear the Big Ask
by Brian Saber
Don’t Fear the Big Ask by Brian Saber I recently made what I referred to as “a big ask” and I was so excited to do so. A few people asked me if I was nervous about it or if I had any misgivings, and I could honestly say I didn’t. The same was not […]
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Brian Saber interviewing Melanie Franklin Cohn, Exec Director, Staten Island Arts
by Brian Saber
Interview with Melanie Franklin Cohn, Exec Director, Staten Island Arts by Brian Saber Brian Saber, President of Asking Matters, was engaged to lead a board training for Staten Island Arts on April 28, 2013. Post-training he interviewed their Executive Director, Melanie Franklin Cohn, to share how she decided to conduct a formal board training and […]
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