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𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 "𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤" 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭? Or avoid saying the number and follow up with it in an email? 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. In my early days in corporate fundraising, I did this too! There are many reasons why at the time I didn't make the ask when I had the opportunity. And if you've ever done this, you probably have a bunch of reasons too. I definitely know better now, and I'm thinking you do too! 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. So, with that in mind, 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 3 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, so when it's time to say the big number you're ready. 1. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞: you need to know what you offer and alignment area before you go into the call. Being crystal clear on what this is, will give you confidence. 2. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: Practice the objections. Practice how you’re going to deal with different parts of a call. Talk through possible answers and an exit strategy or two. 3. 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Believe in yourself; you can excel as a corporate fundraiser. Seek support if needed, tap into others’ confidence. Remember it takes practice. Consider teaming up for added confidence. 𝘐'𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 🖐 𝐓𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐞-𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: https://lnkd.in/eQt4seJA #corporatefundraising #corporatepartnerships #partnerships #fundraising #corpratefunders #fundraisingprofessionals #fundraisingpros

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As a major gift fundraiser, growing your influence is an important part of achieving your goals. And there’s something you’re already doing every day that’s a powerful way to become more influential. Zoe Chance, is a professor at the Yale School of Management who studies persuasion and decision making. In her book, 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯, she writes that one of the easiest ways to become more influential is to ASK: “The easiest thing you can do to become more influential is just ask. Ask more often, ask more directly, and ask for more.” Chance also points out that most of us are reluctant to ask because we fundamentally misunderstand the psychology of asking - and we underestimate our likelihood of success. What do you think? In your experience, has asking helped grow your influence? 𝘔𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘻𝘦𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶r 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵. 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵? 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩! 👋 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 🔝𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘦)

A big thank you to Emma Mills-Sheffield FRSA for delivering a great webinar yesterday on #businessstrategy, supporting businesses in the Coast to Capital area. 😍 NEXT WEEK the Growth Hub have their LAST EVER webinar... 😢 The networking king Jeremy Taylor will be delivering a 1 hour session on 'Getting the most from #LinkedIn to build your business'. Wednesday 6 March, 11am. 💡 He understands how you can use the power of #LinkedIn to grow your business & build an engaged & engaging community around you. 💡This workshop will include a wealth of practical advice & guidance that you can implement straight away. 💡After the session, you will receive a comprehensive checklist to help you build a more effective LinkedIn profile as well as the opportunity to receive regular tips & hints. 🖥 Who should attend: Business, charities, CICs & other organisations looking to develop their LinkedIn profile & build their business. How do I sign-up? Please email the Growth Hub at growth.hub@coast2capital.org.uk for the Zoom details. Hope to see you all there! #linkedingrowth #linkedinforbusiness #linkedinnetworking #linkedinmastery #linkedincontent #linkedincommunity

Coaching reflections: The importance of listening. As our model of support at the @Pearce Foundation is informed by a coaching approach, we appreciate how important it is to really listen to our Charity Partners. We're learning how to employ a global listening approach which allows us to not only observe what they say, but how they say it. What other body cue's can we pick up upon? What's really going on for them? How can we use these insights to offer support? How do you know when you've been really listened to? What does that feel like? What does it feel like when you're not?! More about all of this on our blog.... Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/e8dJgY5u

Noble Arrow believes in the power of strategic communications and public relations as a way to drive meaningful change in our society. Here are four key principles that guide our approach when we work with clients to drive their mission forward: Authentic Storytelling: We're committed to sharing authentic stories that reflect our clients’ core purpose. 🗣️ Community Engagement: We actively listen to your needs, concerns and feedback, ensuring our recommendations are shaped by the very people we will impact.💭 Education & Awareness: We provide meaningful resources to help your team members to become agents of positive change in their own right. 📚 Organizational Growth: Ultimately, our communications and PR efforts will help move forward our clients' cause forward. 🌿 We can help shape the future using our broad skills and experience to support your cause. Do you know of a non-profit, charity or changemaker who could benefit from the services of our Noble Arrow team? Learn more about our vision on our website: https://lnkd.in/g_GkCDKV

Think about one career-defining moment from your past. ❓Why was it meaningful? ❓What did you learn? ❓How does that moment play a role in your career ownership today? Consider sharing your moment with your team or coworkers. This is a great career conversation starter. 📚 Explore more quick activities like this in our Retain and Gain career management playbooks: https://buff.ly/4gy3tkR These practical guides are designed to help leaders in small business, nonprofit and charities, and the public sector supercharge their employees' talent and productivity. #CareerDevelopment #TalentDevelopment #Productivity

Thanks so much for another awesome Amber Consulting webinar Julia Worthington MCIOF(Dip), a pleasure as always to be there! Today's webinar was jam-packed with almost 100 passionate corporate partnerships people! It was awesome to hear Andy King share his insights and tips on how to grab the attention of prospect partners, and make that first contact count! Finding a common thread to make emails cut through the noise is key, as is truly understanding their world once that first meeting is bagged. And my Andy-quote takeaway from the session, on how to maximise impactful stats, really did resonate with me: "Stories make statistics meaningful" Stats on their own are just numbers, intertwining them with real stories is where it makes the biggest impact. Anyone in my network not connected to Julia or Andy, would highly recommend linking-in :) #CorporatePartnerships #TellingStories #Fundraising #CharityPeople

Client recognition, a direct mail revival, marketing lessons from a classic condiment, how to reduce public speaking anxiety, our favorite SNL skit, and more—all in this week’s Avalon Consulting Group dispatch. Read it here! https://lnkd.in/ePup353s #nonprofitfundraising #nonprofitconsulting #papyrus

Do you work in a public-facing profession, constantly surrounded by husband and wife teams at every gala, company party, fundraiser event, etc., only to find yourself attending alone...again? . Where's the person who will help make attending these events more enjoyable because let's be honest, you don't always enjoy these events... . Where's the person who will make celebrating your successes more meaningful b/c if you're honest, you've had enough dinners with Mom, Cousin Noni, and Uncle Michael... . Enough of waiting for your person to drop into your lap...that's weird and inappropriate anyway. . It's time for you to step up and BUST A MOVE! . If you're thinking this post took a turn, it did and so will your life when you act on what you truly desire and make a step to find your person! . I'm here when you're ready. . #professionalsingles #dating #relationships #datingasaprofessional #datingtips #datingtrends #datingadvice #singles #careers #socialnetworking #fundraising