Tell me you have "all the Funding you need"...

"Tell me you have all the Funding you need." That's what I told him.

This nonprofit and I had spoken before. Now, he's calling us back. We want to help, but we need to get him out of the headspace he's in before we really start or it will be 6 more months of wasted time.

"We've talked before," I said.

"Yeah, I think we have." He absolutely knew we had.

"Tell me you have all the funding you need. Tell me in the last 4-6 months you've gotten everything."

"Well..." Not a great answer. I know, because as we were growing our business, I said that a lot. It was always about something I should have long since moved on, but hadn't. "People like the idea (it really is a great idea, btw), but when I ask for money... crickets!"

That's when we review. Why ask a business (especially in this economy) for money off their bottom line? Ask them instead of writing you a check, to let Visa/MC write you the check. You're a nonprofit. Easy-peasy.

1. The business gets a savings.

2. They donate automatically to you, the charity.

3. They get to put up a Door Sticker with your charity logo on it.

4. They get good vibes from their customers.

5. You get long-term, automatic funding.

6. You get FREE advertising.

7. Rejoice!

Have you gotten all the funding you've needed in the last 6 months? If you're not fully funded... your other funding isn't working! Sharing the Credit's?unrestricted?funding is?no out-of-pocket?Forever Money.

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