[OKC] OKCNP Membership Lunch and Learn: How Do We Fundraise Without Feeling Awkward or Pushy?

Join us for quick, focused sessions on key nonprofit topics in a convenient lunchtime format. 

The Lunch and Learn series provides short trainings that fit easily into the workday. Each session highlights one concept or skill area relevant to nonprofit professionals. Topics change throughout the year, offering flexibility and variety. Participants gain useful takeaways they can apply immediately.

Asking With Confidence

For many nonprofit professionals, asking for money is the hardest part of the job, even when they deeply believe in the cause. This session reframes fundraising not as a sales pitch, but as an invitation for donors to participate in something meaningful. You'll explore the mindset shifts and conversational approaches that make asking feel natural, and leave with language and strategies you can use in your next donor conversation, appeal letter, or campaign.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Reframe their personal relationship with fundraising in a way that reduces anxiety and increases confidence in donor conversations.
• Use donor-centered language that focuses on impact and invitation rather than organizational need or urgency.
• Structure a straightforward, repeatable ask that feels genuine across different fundraising contexts — whether in person, by phone, or in writing.