Secrets of Solicitations for Your Organization’s Volunteers

As fundraisers, some of our most powerful solicitors are our volunteer workforce, but they need training too in order to be effective. This talk is designed specifically for a volunteer audience, not your professional staff. It takes the relevant secrets of solicitation from the talk above and recalibrates the methods and methodology for lay leaders. Whether the audience is board members or other volunteers who need to ask for gifts for your organization, they’ll learn how to set up for a successful ask, how to persuade, and how to ask for the support you need. 

Learning Objectives:

• Explore why your volunteers love your organization and use it as the central driving force behind their solicitation

• Explore concerns and worries about asking for money—so they can leave it behind and move on

• Develop and tell a personal story or reason for giving to convey their passion for your organization

• Help your volunteers prepare a solid foundation for the ask, setting your solicitor up for success