How Do U Ask For A Raise

hi, my name is ayda sanver and i'm afundraising consultant and i'm here to make this short videoand share with you some tips today for fundraising. i want to talkabout the most commonly asked question i get from friends and clients about asking others for donations and thequestion and i most often get is

How Do U Ask For A Raise, "ayda, what do i do?" "i've got to raise some money or collectsilent some auction items for my favorite nonprofit, ...and i'm too shy to ask.. and asking is is scary." well, guess what. asking is scary!

it's scary for all of us! but, there's twothings i'm going to tell you up front before i give you the tips that will hopefully boost your confidence. first, if you don't ask, the answer is always "no." do you understand? if you don't ask, the answer's always gonna be "no." see, you have to take that leap of faith and make an "ask." second, if the answer is "no," no isn't fatal! nobody died from hearing the word "no." it just means you have to keep going andask others.

so you need to have a way longer list of people and organizations you are going to ask than your goal of success. so, with those two little ground rules in mind hopefullythat gives you a little bit of confidence. the next tip i'm going to give you, to me is the simplest one. you already have the passion. you careabout this cause. you care about it so much that you wantto make a difference. well, let that that passion speak for youwhen you're talking to other people! how do you do that? you do that by telling them a story about someone you know,

or someone the nonprofit has told youhas been helped by their work or it could be an "animal rescue" nonprofit, or a "saving parks" nonprofit... find a good story. usually thosestories are on the nonprofit's website, and if they're not, you can ask them to give you good stories. so, if you can tell a short, good story about the impact that the organization made on one person, one animal, or group of people, then you are half way there. because, when you approach your friends or potential donors, you can tell that story from a place of heartfelt passion and say,

"i'd like to tell you a story about thisgreat nonprofit and the work that they do.. do you have a minute?" then you start to tell the story..and then you make the ask. so, you already know that you have thepassion. you just need the words to make it happen, right? i have other tips like this on my web site (aydasanver.com) and i have a free download. ilook forward to hearing your feedback, and i look forward to speaking with you. as with you and everybody else that iwork with - clients, friends people that i coach, asking isn't scary, it just takes practice..

and it takes some knowledge. thankyou for your time, and i look forward to your feedback!