Take the fear out of “the art of the ask.”
by Charles Lafond
Every major gift is planned, and every planned gift is major. This book is written with the premise that if you know how to identify, evaluate, cultivate and finally ask for the gift, it does not matter if it is a major gift or a will. Clergy and others need help learning how to ‘make the ask’ before thedr major gifts have been allocated to other non-profits and schools so willing and prepared to ask for them. LaFond recounts, “I remember sitting with a beloved, dying parishioner who turned to me in her last three hours and quietly said ‘I wish I had remembered the church in my will.’ I asked why she had not and she said, sweetly, ‘They never asked, and everyone else did, and so thoroughly.’” Clergy and lay leaders are terrified of asking for major and planned gifts while parishes need them and donors need to give them. Clergy are not taught in seminary how to do this essential work of ministry. LaFond, in his various roles, is filling that educational gap.Publisher : Forward Movement (June 1, 2018)
Publisher: Church Publishing; First Edition (November 17, 2017)
Language: English
Paperback: 248 pages
ISBN-10: 0898690285
ISBN-13: 978-0898690286
Item Weight: 12 ounces
Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.7 x 8.9 inches
Paperback $34.95
Kindle $30.95
About the Author
Author of Fearless Church Fundraising, Charles LaFond is a sought-after speaker and preacher on the topics of stewardship and money. He is a regular contributor to Episco-pal Cafe, an accomplished traveler and cook, and a lifelong master potter specializing in the craftsman’s movement. LaFond lives in Denver and reads a chapter of his Rule of Life nearly every day.