Can you explain how we would get started using the Benevon Model, even if we are in the middle of a capital campaign? We have raised $3 million of our $5 million goal and we are nervous about reaching a plateau in our campaign efforts. This campaign has distracted our small development staff from raising much-needed unrestricted operating support. Continue reading

I am wondering if there is any psychology behind starting with smaller pledge levels and working your way up from there on the pledge card at a one-hour Ask Event? Continue reading

I am on the board of a senior organization that is beginning to use your system. Do you have a list of names that organizations are using when they hold Point of Entry Events for the community? If not, are there resources that I can access? Thank you in advance for your help. Continue reading

We host our Point of Entry Events every two weeks at our office. Lately, the board has been requesting to do private tours for their friends and colleagues, but it’s been difficult for us to accommodate additional tours. How can we meet the demand without burning out our staff? Continue reading

Several of our donors are finishing up their first multi-year giving commitment. What is the best way to get them to renew for another multi-year commitment? Continue reading

How can we add Multiple-Year Giving Society Donors offline from our Ask Event? Continue reading

Several of our donors are finishing up their first multi-year giving commitment. What is the best way to get them to renew for another multi-year commitment? Continue reading

We are having a hard time keeping Ambassadors motivated to invite people. We only have three active Ambassadors. Continue reading

How descriptive do we get about the "needs" of our organization and our community at our Point of Entry Events and Ask Event? Continue reading

Is there a printed Ask Event invitation, since there is a Save the Date template? Continue reading

What should be our biggest consideration in deciding if we are ready to put on an Ask Event and why? Continue reading

Our location is difficult for people to come to. What do we need to do to set up a Point of Entry in a Box? Continue reading

Can we incorporate Q&A into the Point of Entry program? Continue reading

What should I tell a Table Captain who might not be able to fill a table of ten? Continue reading

Our city has a population of fewer than 100,000. There are only a handful of people with significant money. How can we be successful with the Benevon Model? Continue reading

I am with a new nonprofit that is facing a financial crisis and we are implementing an urgent fundraising strategy. But I have really been pushing the need to plan a long term strategy and begin that at the same time. All of my board members have watched the 55-minute video. We just had a meeting and voted unanimously to implement the Benevon Model, with our first Point of Entry taking place in January... Continue reading

How do we honor our loyal donors who give us considerable amounts of money (like $500 or more per year) but who have never attended a Point of Entry Event and who do not make multiple-year pledges that would have them qualify to be part of our Multiple-Year Giving Society? Continue reading

We are a behavioral health organization and there is a lot of stigma around our work. We are worried that our board members aren't inviting people to our Point of Entry Events because they feel uncomfortable talking about people with mental illness. How can we motivate them to bring others? Continue reading

You talk so much about e-mail and voicemail as ways to stay in touch with donors. What about the hand-written note? I still feel that's the best. Continue reading

Isn't the Point of Entry a little premature to be asking for Ambassadors? Wouldn't it be better to wait and ask people further down the road? Continue reading

If our Ask Event is not going to take place at a hotel, what are some strategies for getting the meal underwritten? Continue reading

We just had our first Ask Event, and we now have a few Multiple-Year Giving Society Donors. Should we be doing anything over the holidays to recognize them? Continue reading

Is there an expectation that groups create new Essential Stories every year to tell at the tour stops at the Point of Entry Events? Continue reading

Should we do anything special with our Points of Entry during the holidays? Continue reading

We're holding our annual luncheon and I've been asked what the fundraising statistic is on the typical number or percentage of guests who will actually donate the day of the luncheon? Our percentage is typically 55 to 58%. Continue reading