7 Phrases That Can Make People Less Likely to Give
Missionary fundraising gets harder when the words get in the way. Mary Valloni walks through seven phrases missionaries say without thinking...
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Fully Funded Podcast with Mike Kim & Mary Valloni
Many missionaries feel underequipped to raise support in today's world. Mike Kim and Mary Valloni teach best-practices in marketing and fundraising to help you grow your donor base and raise...
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20 of 112 episodesHow to Make the Ask in Every Email (Without Asking)
You can make the ask in every email you send without ever typing the words "please give." Mary Valloni walks through the six-line email foot...
The Messy Middle of Support Raising: How to Keep Going When It's Hard
We all know the year-end giving season can be a very, very fruitful season... but it can also feel daunting and discouraging. Support raisin...
[#108] What to Do Now So Year-End Giving Actually Pays Off
A great year-end support campaign starts… now! Roughly 30% of all charitable giving in the United States happens in December, and about 10%...
[#107] What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who is Underfunded?
James and Kim Boley, campus missionaries of twenty years, share the single habit they credit most for staying fully funded: a short, text-on...
[#106] How Donors Move from Strangers to Supporters
Most missionaries don't have a mission problem—they have a known problem, and this episode fixes it. Mary Valloni walks through the seven-st...
[#105] They Asked for $100K… And Got So Much More
Watch this episode on YouTube » James and Kim Boley have been campus missionaries for twenty years. One of the biggest shifts they had to ma...
[#104] You Already Have This Support Raising Skill... Stop Ignoring It!
Watch this episode on YouTube » You were trained for the hardest part of support raising... you just never knew it. Mary Valloni reveals the...
[#103] The 4 Real Reasons Missionaries Don't Last on the Field (It's Not Just Money)
A study of 40,000 missionaries and 600 mission agencies (ABWE) found that 43% of missionaries don't fulfill their long-term commitment to th...
[#102] 43% of Missionaries Leave by Year 5. Here's What Separates the Ones Who Stay
Nearly half of all missionaries leave the field before year five, and the number one reason isn't burnout or sin. It's funding that quietly...
[#101] FULL TRAINING: Exactly How to Raise Support in Today's Modern World
Watch on YouTube (recommended) » This is the replay of our recent live masterclass, where you'll learn the two most important frameworks we...
[#100] How Dan & Maria Hurrelbrink Rebuilt Their Missionary Funding From the Brink of Collapse
In 2016, Dan and Maria Hurrelbrink's ministry in Romania nearly collapsed. In Part 2 of our conversation, they share exactly how they rebuil...
[#99] The Fundraising Shift That Saved Our Ministry with Dan & Maria Hurrelbrink
Dan and Maria Hurrelbrink have been missionaries in Romania for over 33 years — planting churches, running camps, adopting five children, an...
[#98] How Nora McNamara Went From $34 to Fully Funded in Just Six Months
On a recent survey, over 90% of missionaries we asked said they did NOT know any fully funded missionaries. Well, we're here to change that!...
[#97] How to Tell Stories to Raise Support - with James Harrington in Uganda
James Harrington went from meeting a stranger at a barbecue to installing thousands of water systems across Uganda. In this conversation on...
[#96] A Big Announcement... Details on our First Conference this September!
After years of coaching missionaries one-on-one, Mary Valloni and Mike Kim are bringing the Fully Funded experience into the room. This is a...
[#95] Why Missionaries Who Have a Coach Get to Full Funding, Faster
Watch this on YouTube » Have you plateaued in your support raising and not sure how to break through? You might be missing the one thing tha...
[#94] How Rob and Nichole Plaster Have Stayed Funded for 20+ Years
Rob and Nichole Plaster have been missionaries in France since 2003. In this episode, they share the support raising strategies that transfo...
[#93] How to ask donors to pay for your ministry training (free template!)
Many missionaries believe supporters only want to fund "field work," but the truth is, your donors want to invest in YOUR growth! Whether yo...
[#92] Is technology killing missionary support raising?
In a digital age dominated by automation, the "personal touch" remains the most powerful tool for Christian missionaries raising support. Jo...