The Build Good Fundraising Podcast

#111: Live from Summit: Asking without fear: how to stop worrying and learn to love the ask, with Michael Mitchell

August 27, 2025·28 min
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Send us Fan Mail Think asking for money is scary? Michael Mitchell has been there, done that, and sweated through enough awkward asks to keep the deodorant industry in business for a lifetime. After two decades of nervously asking for everything from $90 to $9 million, he's discovered something unexpected: asking can actually be kind of amazing. Yes, asking someone for money feels about as natural as dancing at a board meeting. Even seasoned fundraising professionals get tongue-tied. Bu...

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