The Power of Persuasion: Turn Your Prospects Into Donors
Whether we like it or not, the art and science of converting a prospect to a lifelong donor is rooted in persuasion. During this webinar, we will explore the lifecycle of a donor, beginning with their identification phase and ending with stewardship, and uncover tactics that can help your development team strategically move this person through the pipeline.Carlyn Schulzke and Kevin Wallace use these strategies every day in their work helping nonprofits across the country plan and manage capital campaigns. This session is designed for executive directors and development leaders.Learning Objectives:• Prepare you to assess your own organization and the tools at your disposal• Learn a proven process you can use to approach major gift fundraising• Boost your confidence in asking for those five-figure and higher gifts
Kevin Wallace is president and partner of CampaignCounsel.org, specializing in capital campaign planning and management. Kevin, based in southern Arizona, has 20 years of capital campaign experience, conducting more than 80 campaign planning studies and capital campaigns around the country that have raised more than $200 million.
Carlyn Schulzke, CampaignCounsel.org vice president and partner, has successfully led clients through campaign planning studies, needs assessments, advancement audits, and capital campaign management since 2018. Based in Missoula, Mont., Carlyn's 14 years of fundraising experience includes annual giving, major giving, and capital campaigns.