Fundraising in a Bigger Way with Ian Feeney

In this episode, Stephen speaks with Ian Feeney, a professional fundraiser who fundraised events such as for the building of schools and the like which involved millions of dollars. Basically, Ian is a bigtime fundraiser! This episode talks about how vitally important it is to choose the right persons to ask for the money.

Whom to fundraise for:

• someone you trust
• you respect
• who is convincing of the absolute need for the money

How to ask people for your fundraising:

• have the confidence
• be sincere
• be convincing – they should be convinced to the course
• you have to get in the mindset of the person you are asking

Light Bulb Takeaway:

When doing fundraising, make sure you are certain of how much you’re going to ask for, be confident to go ahead and ask!

First published here!