Making the Invitation - Workshop

How to Confidently Engage Champions in Generosity

 
Community: Central Ohio
Thursday, January 08, 2026
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Grace Lutheran Church
1801 St. Paris Pike
Springfield, OH
 
Seats Available: 4 of 30

Event Information

Inviting a champion to give financially requires a spiritual partnership and strategic approach that keeps your champion development plan in the forefront. This workshop equips nonprofit leaders with a framework to formulate and communicate financial invitations with confidence and conviction.

Using the context of Major Gifts, leaders will learn the components of financial invitations and ways of adapting them into various development contexts.  Through hands-on work and interactive exercises, leaders will increase skills and gain inspiration for developing trust and deepening engagement with givers.  

This workshop is designed for nonprofit executive leaders, development staff, and anyone in your organization who desires to expand their effectiveness in connecting champions to the cause and extending courageous, faith-filled invitations to generosity.

Register today!

Coffee and snacks will be offered!

Location Details

Enter through the doors to the right of the main entrance. Signs will be posted.

Presenters
Wally Martinson
Featuring - Wally Martinson
Central Ohio Area Director, Mission Increase
Wally Martinson serves as the Area Director for Mission Increase Central Ohio. He has over 30 years of experience in the areas of leadership, organization, and financial development. Wally is passionate about helping organizations fulfill their God-given potential. He holds a BA in Economics and Business from Wittenberg University, as well as a Master's Degree in Christian Leadership Development from Alliance Theological Seminary. Wally resides in Springfield, Ohio with his wife Anne and they have two grown children.