Join Mary Valloni and Mike Kim just 15 minutes after Fully Funded Live ended! One idea people kept coming back to: confidence is tied to results, but your worth is not.

Mary and Mike talk through the difference between self-confidence and self-worth, the lies missionaries have been told about money, why it's necessary to borrow belief from the people sitting next to you, and why support raising was never meant to be a solo sport.

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Most missionary fundraising advice tells you to be everywhere. Mary Valloni makes the case for one platform instead, and it is probably not the one you would guess.

This is for missionaries and ministry leaders raising support who are tired of posting into the void. Mary walks through why a private Facebook group outperforms a public page, where it sits next to your email list, and exactly how to build one. She also covers who this strategy is not for, including anyone serving in a closed nation.

1:24 - Why Facebook, and why pages stopped working
5:56 - Who this is not for, and why email comes first
7:47 - Where the private group fits
12:03 - Setting up your group, step by step
16:48 - How to get the right people in
19:39 - Recap

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Missionary fundraising gets harder when the words get in the way. Mary Valloni walks through seven phrases missionaries say without thinking twice, and the small swap that turns each one from a request into an invitation.

None of these phrases are wrong, exactly. They just put the donor in the wrong seat. If asking for support has ever felt awkward to you, that awkwardness is not a character flaw. It's a skill nobody ever taught you.

2:09 - Swap 1: "Need" becomes "our goal"
4:29 - Swaps 2 and 3: Give a range, not a number
9:26 - Swap 4: Ask for advice, not money
12:06 - Swap 5: "The next time you give, would you consider us?"
15:28 - Swaps 6 and 7: Get specific, then make the invitation
20:28 - All seven, back to back

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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 group
9:09 - Line 4: "So glad you did"
11:13 - Lines 5 & 6: Protect your people, and get the check

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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 the asks, not the dollars.

• 5:13 - Silence isn't a no... the funding is in the follow-up.

• 8:51 - The enemy would love to pick you off.

• 11:23 - You're a minister first.

Enrollment for Fully Funded Academy is open: http://fullyfundedacademy.com/bundle

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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 days, in person, to build your support-raising plan. Mary and Mike walk you through what to say, who to follow up with, how to invite partnership, and what to do when you get home. September 21-22, 2026 in Plano, TX. Register here: https://fullyfundedacademy.com/live

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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 support-raising plan. Mary and Mike walk you through what to say, who to follow up with, how to invite partnership, and what to do when you get home. September 21-22, 2026 in Plano, TX. Register here: https://fullyfundedacademy.com/live

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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. Mary and Mike walk you through what to say, who to follow up with, how to invite partnership, and what to do when you get home. September 21-22, 2026 in Plano, TX. Register here: https://fullyfundedacademy.com/live

Join our community:
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