Posts Tagged “asking”
There are times you do need to actually ask
by Stephen Tall on November 16, 2009
A couple of weeks back, I wrote about ‘Asking without asking’ – how an institution can build such a close relationship with a prospective donor that, in the end, asking them for money is either unnecessary or a formality. I (…)
Asking without asking: what fundraisers can learn from churches
by Stephen Tall on November 6, 2009
Earlier this week, I co-presented a training session on ‘Making the Ask’ (most professions, and fundraising is no exception, enjoy their jargon, the more so if they can transform a verb into a noun). Essentially this is the way in (…)
Why can’t the British enjoy philanthropy?
by Stephen Tall on November 5, 2009
Each week, the Guardian Money blog poses a question from a reader. Here’s the latest: Is it wise to donate money to my former university? A reader wonders whether to bow to pressure to make a donation to their alma (…)