🎤 Where Dem Dollas At: How to Approach Exec Stakeholders for More Funding 🎤
Securing additional funding can feel like trying to score a last-minute backstage pass. You’ve got to make the right moves and say the right words. Here’s how you can approach your executive stakeholders to open up the purse again:
🏆𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘁𝘀: Just like every artist knows their top tracks, know your project's key successes and be ready to showcase the value delivered so far with concrete results and data.
🎭𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲: Before diving into the ask, provide context. Explain the current project status, what’s changed, and why additional funds are necessary. Make it clear that this isn’t about overshooting but optimizing for success.
🪝𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗸: Your ask should be compelling; it needs to stick. Clearly outline how the additional funds will be used and the expected impact. Show how this isn’t just spending but an investment in further success.
🥁𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀: Align your request with some broader business objectives. Show your stakeholders how opening the purse again aligns with their strategic goals, making it a smart business move, not just a bailout.
🔁𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: Assure them of continuous updates and transparency on how the additional funds are driving project success. Like an encore performance, promise to keep the hits coming.
𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀!
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