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Initially, I was super afraid to ask my Intentional Gift amount ($150). It seemed like too big/ too much to ask for some of the people I was calling (like the guy who was just two years out of college). But, it's gone really well. I've been surprised. Even the people who can't do that amount, they've thanked me for asking them and have said they feel honored. Those positive responses have been really encouraging to me to keep making this ask in this way. Josiah raised $1,000 in new monthly in 2 months working ~2 days a week on MTD. |
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We decided to connect with a lot of our supporters and invite them to increase. It was a lot of work but, it was worth it. We asked our partners if they'd be willing to pray about increasing to our Intentional Gift amount. We prayed before the call, asking God to tell us what we should challenge them to increase to. Maybe 1/3 of our supporters increased. Our method: We made the ask. Asked them to pray. Then we followed up until we got an answer. Both required guts & time. Looking back, I wish I had been texting supporters regularly throughout the year, asking how I could pray for them or asking them to pray for us. That was a big thing we learned from this process of inviting our supporters to increase. Now we'll send out random texts like: "Hey, we're meeting with this couple tonight who is struggling. Would you pray for this meeting?" It really helps us stay connected with our partners and gives our partners other connection points to the ministry work they're invested in. |
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Using the Intentional Gift amount in my invitation to increase has helped me think through how many supporters I can handle while also maintaining connection with them. I appreciated putting the Intentional Gift out there with my supporters because it gave me the freedom to talk about my reality of wanting relationship and connection with them. I'd say something like, "The reason I'm asking this amount is for the purpose of building the right team - and the right size team - to see this work accomplished." And I saw that when I put my Intentional Gift amount out there, people would consider it! After Sarah shared this in a cohort, one of the people on the call expressed concern over offending someone who can only give a small amount. He gave the example of a teacher on a small salary. Here’s how Sarah related: I've worked as a teacher on a very low salary for most of my life. The missionaries I support… well, I wish I had someone help me think through who am I investing in and what's the impact of my giving. Am I giving to these people because I feel obligated or out of a joyful heart? Am I really praying over all 8 of these missionaries as frequently as I want to? How can I put my money where my heart is? As a teacher who made very little, I would have really appreciated having one of the the missionaries I supported taking the time to educate me, ask some of those questions and help me be more intentional and prayerful in my financial partnerships. I used to shy away with talking with my supporters about their giving. But, I've come to accept that most of the conversations I have with my supporters will be about money because I'm part of a non-profit and inviting people to give joyfully and generously to the Kingdom is part of my job. I'm beginning to really enjoy this part of my job. |
Scripts
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