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As an added bonus, we\u2019ll talk about how this all fits into your year-end campaigns.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this session you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>What factors motivate a donor to give to your organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ways to build strong and authentic relationships with your supporters\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make an self-assured and convincing ask<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fundraising best practices and how to include them in your end of year fundraising<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Qgiv-Making-The-Ask-Oct-2024.pdf\">Download the slides here!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Goblins, Ghoul, and Making the Ask\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DISyGyt-ed0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Speaker: <\/strong>Barbara O&#8217;Reilly, CFRE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara has thirty years of annual fund, major gifts, and campaign fundraising experience at major non-profit organizations including Harvard University, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oxford University in England, and the American Red Cross. 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