For Impact Mini Boot Camp: The language of the ask, follow-up, and the close

About This Event

These are 75 minute sessions designed for individuals who have already attended a For Impact Boot Camp, or worked with For Impact in the past. They bring the same For Impact Boot Camp experience, applied in short deep-dive bursts, to a specific topic (such as prospecting, case building, or building a team).

What’s more: With a group of like-minded practitioners, you will be able to learn from peers. 

Pricing and Registration: $70 per organization or free for For Impact alumni organizations including past clients and Funding Boot Camp Alumni. 

Please fill out one form per organization (Registration limited to 3 people per org) 

Please contact Nicole Winfield at nicole@forimpact.org with any questions.

What to expect:

This mini boot camp is aimed at For Impact power users - specifically individuals that have attended the For Impact Funding Boot Camp or who have worked with For Impact in a one-on-one client capacity.  This will be a deep-dive geek-out into phrasing including question design, and structured dialogue for commitments.

It will offer:

• Practical language and framing

• Example funding rationale (ways to package the ask)

• Individualized coaching plus access to AI tools in 1:1 follow-up.

Content Overview/Agenda:

A deep-dive geek-out into phrasing including question design, and structured dialogue for commitments.

• Group Discussion: Each participant will share one way they’ve asked… the words they use.

• Reminders and Vocabulary (Quick Review)

• The Ask Process flow - how to prepare for success

• Ask Mindsets. We will take a moment to reflect on the mindset, which impacts tone, quality and words.

• The setup: Exploring predisposition language.

• The ask: A deep dive discussion into funding rationale and how to get numbers on the table. 

• Dialogue: Extending the ask.

• Scenario-based Q&A. This is a group discussion exploring:

• “How would you ask when [insert condition]?”

• “What would you say if [insert prospect’s answer or question]?”