We love when our friend Jaime Friedrichs comes on the podcast and shares her fundraising wisdom with us! In this episode, she talks about when and how you can ask for donations for administrative costs or new hires. As a bonus, at the end of the episode, she walks us through a fundraising ask role play you can modify for your own needs.
Introduction of Jaime Friedrichs - 1:12
What’s the right mindset for asking for donations? - 3:52
How do you ask for donations for administrative costs? - 5:55
Should you include data and numbers in your ask? - 11:46
What three things must be in your ask - 15:30
Should you theme your giving campaigns? - 18:23
Do you need additional materials to support your ask? - 21:17
Are there benefits of fundraising for a specific thing over general needs? - 28:56
What can you do to build and maintain donor relationships? - 33:33
Fundraising ask example and role play - 35:08
For a fully-formatted version of this interview, visit our website at: https://mayecreate.com/blog/asking-for-donations-to-add-a-new-staff-member-or-raise-money-for-admin-costs-with-guest-jaime-friedrichs/
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