Major Gifts Fundraiser

Is Asking for a Gift the Next Right Thing?Summary:Are you about to ask someone for a gift? Maybe the meeting is already on the calendar… but before you make the ask, Clark wants you to pause and reflect.In this episode, Clark shares a powerful mindset shift that can elevate your fundraising from transactional to transformational: asking not because you need the money, but because it's the next right thing in the relationship.You’ll hear the story of Creative Grounds Fine Arts Academy, a children’s theater program that transformed its fundraising strategy through this principle. Plus, Clark brings in inspiration from an unlikely source—Frozen II—to remind us that when the path feels unclear, our job is simply to take the next right step.What You’ll Learn:Why asking “Do we need the money?” is the wrong questionA better litmus test: “Will this ask serve the donor?”How to build long-term relational abundance, not just hit financial targetsThe donor-centric power of asking only when it deepens the relationshipHow