We LOVED your Exactly What to Say for Nonprofit Leaders session!! In fact, the Monday after we got back, I called a major donor and asked for a $15,000 matching gift by saying "I don’t know if this is for you, but..." and the donor said "Okay." Just like that. I was so shocked. We’re a little nonprofit just getting going and $15,000 is HUGE for us.
Your tips on what to say have lifted so much pressure off me, the people I’m working with, and the amazing donors who are doing this work with us. Talking to everyone feels easier, lighter, more like a rally and less like a self-afflicted guilt trip from not knowing how exactly to put things.