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How Do I Identify Major Donors?
Major donors are in your network right now. Learn how missionaries use giving history, donor research, and relationship insight to identify who has the capacity to give more.
Think Bigger
If you raise over $30K a year, you need major donors. Learn the threshold, mindset, and approach that helps missionaries identify and ask for transformational gifts.
Ask For More
Asking partners to upgrade takes more than mentioning expenses. Learn what actually motivates donors to increase their gifts — and how missionaries frame the ask effectively.
Getting the Second Gift
The second gift is critical to long-term donor value. Learn the proven strategies missionaries use to earn a second gift quickly — and set the stage for lifetime partnership.
Stop Asking People to Give You Money
When asking for yourself feels impossible, ask for the people you serve. Learn how shifting your ask from personal need to shared mission transforms your fundraising results.
Qualifying Partners
Not every contact is ready to give. Learn how to qualify potential partners so missionaries spend their limited time on the people most likely to say yes to a financial partnership.
Hard and Soft Partner Qualifying
Should you ask directly or ease people in? Learn the difference between hard and soft qualifying approaches and when missionaries should use each to maximize their time and results.
Asking for Money is Awkward
Talking about money is never comfortable — in any culture. Learn why fundraising feels so awkward for missionaries and the mindset shift that makes asking feel natural.
A Privilege of the Poor
Generosity goes beyond money. Learn how inviting donors into shared ownership of the mission creates deeper relationships and a partnership culture built on Kingdom values.
Qualifying a Potential Partner
Qualifying means finding people interested enough to consider a partnership. Learn the steps missionaries use to identify and move the right people toward a giving decision.
The Communication Progression
Move people from strangers to long-term partners. Learn how the 5- stage Communication Progression gives missionaries a clear map for turning every contact into a committed donor.
Asking for Generous Responses
Donors give generously when they understand the impact of their gift. Learn how missionaries reframe their asks so donors feel connected to something meaningful — not a transaction.
Generosity is Biblical
Inviting others to give is a biblical calling — not a burden. Learn the scriptural foundation for missionary fundraising that gives you confidence to ask boldly and without apology.
How to Reach Out to New Donors (the right way)
Cold outreach doesn't have to feel cold. Learn the right way for missionaries to reach out to new potential donors in a way that feels warm, genuine, and relationship-first.
Tech Tools for Fundraising
The right technology saves time and raises more money. Learn the tech tools missionaries use to streamline communications, track donors, and make giving as easy as possible.
What to Put in Your Newsletter BEFORE Getting to the Field
Your newsletter before you leave is one of your most important fundraising tools. Learn what content to include to build excitement, trust, and financial commitment with your partners.
Is Your Funding Hiding in Plain Sight?
Your next major donor might already be in your life. Learn how missionaries discover funding hiding in plain sight by looking at their network with fresh, expectant eyes.