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Support Raising Without Shame Or Games with Ben Ankarlo

In this episode, Stephanie sits down with Ben Ankarlo, fundraising coach at Modern Day Missions, to unpack what is really happening beneath the surface of support raising. Together, they explore how fear unknowingly shapes decisions, why some missionaries default to self-funding or scarcity, and how embarrassment and control can distort the way we invite others into partnership. Ben shares from lived experience as a missionary who is still actively fundraising today.

You’ll learn why clarity builds trust, how to remove the awkwardness from the ask, and a simple text-to-text approach that…

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