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.

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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.

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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:Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

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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

Join our community:Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

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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:Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

Buy our book, "Fully Funded":Ebook: https://amzn.to/3PntpXR Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4tWgoCM Paperback: https://amzn.to/4tSdPRV

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Watch this episode on YouTube » James and Kim Boley have been campus missionaries for twenty years. One of the biggest shifts they had to make was to venture outside their comfort zone of raising only monthly support from pastors and churches, to inviting major donors. Their story will inspire you.

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:Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

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You were trained for the hardest part of support raising... you just never knew it. Mary Valloni reveals the one skill you already use in ministry, applied to your supporters. 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: Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com Buy our book, "Fully Funded": Ebook: https://amzn.to/3PntpXR Audiobook: https://amzn.to/4tWgoCM Paperback: https://amzn.to/4tSdPRV Subscribe to our newsletter: https://fullyfundedacademy.com/newsletter Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fullyfundedacademy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fully-funded-academy Website: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

A study of 40,000 missionaries and 600 mission agencies (ABWE) found that 43% of missionaries don't fulfill their long-term commitment to the field. In this video, Mike Kim and Mary Valloni unpack the four biggest reasons missionaries leave. The biggest is money, but the other three might be shocking to you.

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: Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: https://fullyfundedacademy.com

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Nearly half of all missionaries leave the field before year five, and the number one reason isn't burnout or sin. It's funding that quietly runs out. In this episode, Mary Valloni and Mike Kim break down the 5 things missionaries who stay on the field do differently, backed by research across 40,000 missionaries and 600 mission agencies.

You'll learn why weekly communication beats quarterly newsletters, how to treat supporters as partners instead of donors, and why getting clear on your vision is what sustains long-term ministry. These are the same support raising principles taught inside Fully Funded Academy.

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: fullyfundedacademy.com/live

Join our community: Fully Funded Academy. Get the 7-part Fully Funded curriculum, two live group coaching calls every month with Mary and Mike, support letter and email templates, bonus masterclasses on referrals and missionary fundraising events, and a private community of missionaries walking the same road. Enroll here or get on the waitlist: fullyfundedacademy.com

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This is the replay of our recent live masterclass, where you'll learn the two most important frameworks we teach inside of Fully Funded Academy: the 7-Step Donor Progression and the FREEDOM Method.

Together, they give missionaries and ministry leaders like you a clear, repeatable path for raising support, growing your donor base, and getting fully funded.

You'll also hear real testimonies from missionaries inside Fully Funded Academy, including stories of thousands of dollars in commitments and unexpected donations.

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• 4:27 — Support Raising Built on Sand
• 7:20 — Survey Insights from 600 missionaries
• 10:58 — The 7-Step Donor Journey
• 25:30 — The FREEDOM Framework
• 34:27 — Brand and One Pager
• 39:34 — Organize Ask and Impact
• 43:42 — Solutions to Your Challenges
• 49:20 — Lean into these Testimonies
• 54:50 — Inside The Academy
• 1:06:24 — Live Q And A
• 1:19:49 — Prayer And Sendoff

ABOUT FULLY FUNDED ACADEMY:

Fully Funded Academy is the coaching and training program for Christian missionaries, ministry leaders, and nonprofit professionals who want to raise full financial support, without the burnout or the guesswork.

Founded by Mary Valloni (author of Fundraising Freedom, 20+ years in nonprofit fundraising) and Mike Kim (Wall Street Journal bestselling author of You Are the Brand), the Academy walks members through the proven FREEDOM Method, twice-monthly live coaching calls, a private community, and a full library of templates, scripts, and resources.

In 2016, Dan and Maria Hurrelbrink's ministry in Romania nearly collapsed. In Part 2 of our conversation, they share exactly how they rebuilt — and what changed when they stopped waiting and started communicating.

From weekly donor emails to a clear ministry vision that carried them through a war on their border, their story is practical, honest, and hard-won.

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Dan and Maria Hurrelbrink have been missionaries in Romania for over 33 years — planting churches, running camps, adopting five children, and building Barnabas Ministries from the ground up.

But by 2017, their total ministry and family budget had quietly collapsed to $60,000. They were running out of money, couldn't leave the field, and were one bad year away from closing everything they'd built.

The problem wasn't their faithfulness. It was one costly mistake almost every missionary makes: raising support for themselves instead of their ministry.

In this episode, Dan and Maria share exactly how they turned it around — including the reframe that changed everything, how Dan kept supporters engaged for 5 years without setting foot on US soil, and why "out of sight is out of mind" doesn't have to be the end of your support.

This is Part 1 of a two-part interview. If you're a missionary feeling stuck, stretched, or invisible to your supporters… this one is for you.

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If you're ready to build a strategy that holds no matter what season you're in, the Fully Funded Academy is open for enrollment. Join us at fullyfundedacademy.com.