So many things I agree with in this episode, but Jen's remark about "convincing [the donor] to say 'yes'," has really bothered me since I heard it. I hope it was just a misspoken remark in the stream of thought.

Thank you for inviting me onto your podcast. What you do matters. Thank you for providing a space to help people understand the skill and craft of fundraising and why it matters.

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Great session! We're having our first fundraising dinner in the fall and some of the ideas I had for what I wanted to do were validated! Thank you!

Get ready for your next auction with some amazing suggestions from Kelly!

VR is showing up more and more at events!

Sometimes telling our own stories are the hardest. Kristin shares so many great pieces of advice with us here for how to approach complicated stories of our missions.

Consignment companies are a great way to secure big big prizes for an auction, a raffle, or a giving incentive!

Robert, you give so much to so many. Thank you for sharing your insights and guidance.

Peter, thank you for your amazing advise. You are a leadership whisperer.

But regular organizations don’t even have access to those kinds of prizes.

I have watched and re-watched this many times as our event approaches. You jam packed this episode with so many great ideas!

Incredibly useful for non profit events. Beth is a master of how to use data to drive giving !!

Zerik… you bring so much wisdom!

Thank you so much for having me! It was so much fun!

PREACH! PREACH! PREACH! THIS is the most excellent advice and I'm so glad y'all recorded this episode. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

What a treat is was to meet Shannon at the NPST conference. I am an immediate fan. And this just took me right back to all the greatness she shared there. Amazing and so many great nuggets to put into place. Calling clients now! ❤️ Thank you, Shannon!!

Knowing how deep this well of knowledge goes, I can't wait to get into the depths and discover new strategies on this adventure. Very exciting! Thanks for sharing all you do!

I have to say that I'm not a huge podcast watcher, and this is the first time I've seen an episode by The Fundraising Elevator. But from the very beginning I found this session to be tremendously insightful and have already forwarded it to a handful of nonprofit leaders. Susan Howlett is a fantastic resource and educator in her field. As someone who has spent several decades in philanthropy on the "giving" side, I have always had great admiration and appreciation for those who commit themselves to community organizations working to make the lives of people and neighborhoods better places. Thank you.

You are SO amazing and wise and FUNNY. Spot on guidance for nonprofits, Susan!!! You always deliver in service of nonprofits and their donor & board relationships!

Adore Susan! My guru!

Juan thank you for your wisdom!

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Is this material in your "Planning a Successful Major Donor Event"?

I love this so much! Every time I hear Kristin talk about events and sharing the right stories at the right time I learn something. I have been a student of hers for 7 years and I learn something new every time.

There are so many great strategic pieces here, thanks for sharing all of your insight, Sam!

Kristin, the advise and insight in the episode for a powerful event program is so rich and thoughtful! Thank you for sharing so much insight! Fundraising friends if you have an event coming up… this is a must listen!!