Major Gifts: Making the Invitation - Workshop

Transform the way you invite people to give
 
Community: South Carolina
Thursday, February 15, 2024
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Shandon Baptist Church
5250 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC
 
Seats Available: 46 of 50
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Event Information

Does inviting someone to give to your organization feel like an unnatural conversation? Are you timid about asking people to give financially? Does your work with major givers feel transactional? It doesn’t have to be this way.  

Gather with fundraising peers at this Mission Increase workshop. Together, you will learn how to transform the way you invite people to give so that there is greater ownership in your cause.  

Outcomes: 

  • Understand the biblical principles that inform how we invite people to give 
  • Articulate your mission and vision in a compelling way
  • Practice inviting someone to give

If you or anyone on your team has been apprehensive about inviting financial gifts, don’t miss out!  
This workshop will benefit executive directors, development staff, board members – or anyone who has personal relationships with champions. Register today! 

Location Details

Park in the rear lot. Enter by the covered entrance on the left near the playground.

Presenters
Arnold Kimmons
Featuring - Arnold Kimmons
Area Director, South Carolina, Mission Increase
After more than thirty years as a sales and marketing executive, Arnold Kimmons graduated from the corporate world in 2014 to serve ministry leaders, first with Ministry Ventures and now with Mission Increase. Arnold serves as the Area Director for Mission Increase South Carolina. Based in Greenville, SC, he equips Christian nonprofit leaders in biblical principles of fundraising, planning, board governance, and leadership. His vision is for all ministry leaders to be equipped for service and working in unison to build up the body of Christ. (Eph. 4:12-13) Arnold serves on the board of directors for an inner-city ministry that cares for the homeless, prostitutes and men transitioning out of prison. Arnold's wife Kristie is a full partner in this and all other ventures in their life. While her most important roles are support and encouragement, she assists with many of the administrative tasks necessary to support their ministry. They have two grown children and a daughter-in-law.