Fully Funded Podcast - Fundraising for Christian Missionaries
Proven strategies, actionable insights, and encouraging testimonies for Christian missionaries raising support in today's world. We're Mary Valloni and Mike Kim, a team that only God could have brought together. Both of our lives were significantly impacted by missions.
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How to Make the Ask in Every Email (Without Asking) (opens the original)
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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 footer that missionaries in Fully Funded Academy are using right now, word for word. No guilt trips, no awkward transition from the story to the need, and no apologizing for bringing up money. The footer sits under your signature. 3:06 - Line 1: Looking for giving information? 5:25 - Line 2: What does a dollar actually do? 7:06 - Line 3: The private Facebook gro
The Messy Middle of Support Raising: How to Keep Going When It's Hard (opens the original)
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We all know the year-end giving season can be a very, very fruitful season... but it can also feel daunting and discouraging. Support raising has a shape. You get really excited in the beginning, really amped up... then you start to walk into what we call the messy middle. The easy yeses are gone, the calls stop getting returned, and the total sits at the same number for weeks. We recorded a short video for you as you step into this season, along with a few practical encouragements: 2:23 - Track
[#108] What to Do Now So Year-End Giving Actually Pays Off (opens the original)
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A great year-end support campaign starts… now! Roughly 30% of all charitable giving in the United States happens in December, and about 10% of that lands in the last three days of the year. That's a lot riding on one month, which is exactly why the work can't start there. So, what do we need? A plan! Well… we've got one and we're walking you through it in this video. Register for our free upcoming training: http://fullyfundedacademy.com/webinar Reserve your seat at Fully Funded LIVE: Two focused
[#107] What Advice Would You Give to Someone Who is Underfunded? (opens the original)
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James and Kim Boley, campus missionaries of twenty years, share the single habit they credit most for staying fully funded: a short, text-only email sent every single week. They break down why the big quarterly newsletter stopped working, how 20 minutes a week keeps supporters connected (and giving), and what to do when you feel behind. For the full episode this clip was taken from: https://youtu.be/kXJvCQ_9vVA Reserve your seat at Fully Funded LIVE: Two focused days, in person, to build your su
[#106] How Donors Move from Strangers to Supporters (opens the original)
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Most missionaries don't have a mission problem—they have a known problem, and this episode fixes it. Mary Valloni walks through the seven-step donor progression from Fully Funded, showing how to move people from strangers who barely know your name to monthly supporters who tell others about you. For the full episode this clip was taken from: https://youtu.be/vJr6rHJykGI?si=OTf8Kpn8Mqnf8HVR Reserve your seat at Fully Funded LIVE: Two focused days, in person, to build your support-raising plan. Ma
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