Think About It Thursday: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late to Ask for Money
Are you waiting until it’s too late to ask for money to fuel your vision?
Whether your vision is a nonprofit or movement, or whether it’s a for-profit business, it’s your responsibility as the visionary to ask for the money you need.
But how do you get good at asking for money? And when is the right time to pitch your vision to the people who may want to support you?
On this minisode of Leading Visionaries, Anjel explains how to ask for money early and often, from a place of enthusiasm versus desperation.
Anjel discusses the difference between asking for support and asking for money and describes how to give others a precise call-to-action to fund your vision.
Listen in for insight on exercising your asking for money muscle and learn how to refine your messaging so it lands with the right-fit people who want to support you.
What You Will Learn
The difference between asking people for support and asking for money
Why it’s your responsibility as the visionary to make sure the fuel is coming in
How to be enthusiastic rather than desperate when asking for money
What happens when you ask for money from a place of fear
Why you have to give others a precise call-to-action re: funding your vision
What to do if you’re not sure exactly how much money you need
Anjel’s advice around exercising your asking for money muscles as a visionary
How to refine your messaging if it doesn’t land with a right-fit person
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