Making the Ask

When:  Mar 17, 2021 from 11:30 AM to 01:15 PM (ET)
Associated with  AFP DE, Brandywine Chapter

Program will be presented via Zoom. Login details will be sent with your registration confirmation.

11:30 am - Networking
Noon - 1:15 pm - Program

$15/AFP Member; $30 Non-Member

Presenter:
Ken Miller, CFRE

President, Denali Fundraising Consultants
Anchorage, Alaska


In this highly informative and interactive online workshop, Ken Miller, CFRE will be presenting on how to effectively and successfully make the in-person “ask” of the potential donor. With the present condition of the fundraising landscape, it is ever more important to have the skill and confidence to personally ask an individual donor for support of your nonprofit and its mission.

This session will cover:

  • Fundamentals of asking – offline and online asks
  • The importance of the “Thank You” meeting
  • How to effectively make the “Thank You” meeting
  • Who to ask and who should make the ask
  • How to set up the “Ask” meeting
  • The “Ask” meeting – dialogue and objectives
  • How to follow up the “Ask” meeting


    About the Presenter:

    Ken Miller is the president of Denali Fundraising Consultants, a fundraising and management consulting company for non-profits located in Anchorage, Alaska. Ken originally moved to Alaska in 1975 and graduated high school in 1980. He then attended and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1984.

    Ken began working in the field of nonprofit fundraising in 2010 after a long career in sales & management and was the director of development for Anchorage nonprofit Bean's Café before starting Denali Fundraising Consultants in 2014. Ken was awarded his Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in 2016 and in 2020 was elected to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) global board of directors. Ken is the past-president of AFP Alaska Chapter, past-president and founder of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Alaska, and past-president of the Anchorage Gateway Rotary club. In his free time Ken enjoys weightlifting, mentoring young men, and reading non-fiction books.


    Approved for 1.25 CFRE education credits

    Location

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