June 2025

Major donor fundraising doesn’t have to feel transactional or uncomfortable. When ministry leaders shift from pressure-based tactics to permission-based relationships, fundraising becomes discipleship, partnership, and spiritual formation. This article explores a more faithful and sustainable way to engage major donors—one rooted in listening, trust, and long-term relationship.

The quality of your donor cultivation depends on the quality of your conversations. These ten questions help ministry leaders move past transactional fundraising and into the kind of relational depth that builds lasting partnerships.