The Missionary Support-Raising Assessment

Where Does Your
Support Raising
Strategy Actually Stand?

We believe in the power of God and the power of prayer.We also believe
He asks us to do our part.

Answer 23 simple questions and find your support raising gap:the distance between the funding you need and the funding your current strategy and system can actually produce.

Wherever you are in your support raising journey, this assessment gives you clarity across six pillars: what's working, where the opportunities for growth are, and practical next steps forward.

23 questions, 3 minutesPersonalized results, instantlyCompletely free

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The Support-Raising Playbook
of the Last Decade
Is Now Outdated.

The way donors give has changed.The way they communicate has changed.
Your strategy should adapt.

Ten years ago, a well-written support letter and a spreadsheet of contacts might have been enough. Send 200 letters, get 30 responses... that was a good campaign.

That same letter gets ignored now.
Not because people stopped caring, but because everything about the way people give, communicate, and decide has shifted.

The missionaries who get and stay fully funded aren't more gifted or more called.

They just have an intentional strategy and system in place. Most missionaries have a piece or two of that system. Very few have the whole thing.That's the gap.

Every month it stays open,
it costs you donors
you won't get back and
conversations you keep putting off.

Mission team cooking with a local community

Here's the Good News: The Gap is Fixable.

We've coached thousands of missionaries through this exact strategy over the last ten years, and it all starts with knowing where you stand.

That's what this assessment gives you: your starting point, in 3 minutes, across the 6 pillars of support raising.

Meet Your Guides

Mary Valloni & Mike Kim

We’re a team that only God could have brought together! Both of our lives were significantly impacted by missions. While we were individually helping missionaries in our own way, everything changed when we met in 2017. We’ve been helping missionaries and ministry leaders raise support ever since.

Mary Valloni

Mary is a respected non-profit consultant with an incredible wealth of experience from working with ministry orgs like Chi Alpha as well as global nonprofits like The American Cancer Society and the Special Olympics.

Mike Kim

Mike is a best-selling author and expert in branding and marketing – skills he’s used to help raise money for missionaries, church plants, and organizations like Catalyst and People of the Second Chance.

It’s not just the two of us – you’ll also learn from missionaries and nonprofit leaders who are on the frontlines of raising support every single day. We’ve seen what works (and what doesn’t) and we’re here to help you grow your donor base, stay “top of mind” with supporters, and build relationships in a biblical, God-honoring way that creates dependable, reliable support for your ministry.

The 6 Pillars of
Raising Support

The Support Raising Gap shows up across six pillars. This assessment scores you on each one, giving you a fuller picture of where you are, what to work on, and the practical steps to build a strategy and system that leads to sustainable, ongoing support for your ministry.

Vision & Clarity

Can you explain your ministry in a way that is clear and compelling to the people you want to reach? Do you know your exact number, what it covers, and your target date?

Support Team

Are people in your corner actively opening doors and making introductions for you, or are you carrying the weight of raising support entirely on your own?

Brand & Story

Do your emails, newsletters, and decks reflect the unique calling God has given you, or could they have come from almost any missionary raising support today?

The Ask

Are you clear on the three types of donors (Starters, Sustainers, and Finishers) and do you have a strategy to make clear, consistent asks to each?

Donor Relationships

Do you have a rhythm of thank-yous and updates that makes your donors feel appreciated and part of what God is doing, or do they only hear from you when you need money?

Mindset

Do you see raising support as part of the ministry God called you to? Do you believe support raising is a skill you can learn, or have you decided it's a chore and burden?