--- title: Upgrading Your Donors to the Big Leagues [VIDEO BLOG] · DickersonBakker description: The best way to elevate major donor giving is to ask them for that major gift. 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But often the best way to elevate their giving is simply to ask them for that major gift. Here’s a question you can ask that help in upgrading your donors to the big leagues… [DB&A VLOG S1 E3 Upgrading Your Donors to the Big Leagues](https://vimeo.com/317523972) from [Dickerson, Bakker & Associates](https://vimeo.com/user8552460) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com). --- ***About the series:  ****Senior Vice President of Campaign Services, Brent A. Hafele, M.A. gives his take on the real-world problems, questions and solutions that our team faces day-to-day while navigating our clients thru the ever-changing capital campaign landscape. * --- #### Don’t miss the rest of our Vlog series. Sign up for our newsletter at the top of this page to receive new episode alerts, articles, insights and advice, straight to your inbox. 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