Sandbox Fundraising: The Creative Ask
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM ET
Speaker(s): James Wasilewski, Executive Director of Leadership Annual Giving, Virginia Commonwealth University
Competencies: Relationship Building
Elective Session
The Ask should be a creative experience and journey. We, as fundraisers, are representatives, advocates, researchers, storytellers, guides and connectors who navigate and help shape, mold a sandbox of options for a donor. Preparation and practice as a listener and creative partner, with your organization's priorities in mind, will allow you to a provide be a compass for a conversation about support. This also helps with an approachable and enjoyable solicitation experience. Participants will review the elements of an ask and explore the approach of "Yes, and" to acknowledge and build as a portion of fundraising through discussions and exercises.