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In this episode, Mike Zavada and Monroe Jones talk with veteran fundraising experts, Don Carmichael, and Don Ankenbrandt about approaches they take to supporting schools and ministries in the giving process. Don Carmichael is founder and CEO of The Champion Group, a mission-focused fundraising company based in Birmingham, Alabama. Champion is the leading expert in conducting major fundraising events and strategic planning consulting for private schools and select charities throughout the U.S. and Canada. And Champion brings the experience from over 2,800 major fundraising events that have been conducted in 48 states and throughout Canada. And, notably, these events have raised well over $100,000,000 to date. Don serves on multiple boards, providing pro-bono consulting to a variety of organizations and admittedly, has chronic volunteer syndrome. And you can learn more about The Champion Group at: http://www.champevents.com Don Ankenbrandt is the founder of Alliance Ministries, Inc., based in Birmingham, AL. Alliance is an affiliated organization of The Halftime Institute and its founder Bob Buford of Dallas Texas. Don is a certified Halftime coach, and has been coaching people for over 10 years, connecting them to their mission, incubating new ministries, and helping fund organizations all around the world. Also, Don’s been instrumental in funding over 30 ministries in the Birmingham area. He is also the creator and co-author of the 210 Project, a process and book that Halftime uses to coach people towards discovering their personal purpose and calling. He’s served on the leadership teams for The Pinnacle Forum, Young Life Alumni, Call 2 All, is Chairman of the Board of the Lovelady Center in Birmingham Alabama, and lastly, Don is also a co-founder at Epic Media Partners. You can find out more about Don Ankenbrandt at allianceministries.org, epic2.com, and 210project.com.