Generosity is always a risk. There’s always something else you could do with your money, always a worst case scenario you could plan for. But for those of you willing to take the risk, step into the unknown with God, and loveRead more…
5 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money
There are many ways board members can help in fundraising. Today I am exploring five easy ways that trustees can help impact the bottom line. We have to remember that most board members are naturally hesitant about fundraising. After all,Read more…
Servanthood: Our money – or our lives?
[Jesus] sat down and called the twelve disciples over to him. Then he said, “Anyone who wants to be the first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”Mark 9:35 It’s hard to glamorize the disciples ofRead more…
Steward Leaders and Their Stuff
Did you know that possessions are mentioned in Scripture three times more than love, seven times more than prayer, and eight times more than belief? So what is the link between steward leaders and their stuff? Clearly it is veryRead more…
Toward a new gospel of wealth
As I begin my third year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this institution. For my colleagues and me, these past 15 months have entailed both deep introspection aboutRead more…
The Future of Fundraising Is Peer-to-Peer
When I was leading fundraising efforts at a national nonprofit, the focus of everything I did was the individual donor. From coming up with new ways to get donors to give to creating messaging that resonated with their interests, IRead more…
Major Gifts: A Thing of the Heart – Introduction
I was listening to her tell her story. A single mom and her small child in trouble, they were helped by this nonprofit. She told me where they lived, how they both had been abused by a very controlling man,Read more…
Tracking your Donors – 5 Trends
As you track your donors, there are 5 trends you need to carefully monitor. A donor is giving exactly what they promised. A donor increased his or her pledge. A donor stopped giving. A donor decreased his or her giving.Read more…
Giving circles — newcomers to the Asian philanthropy landscape
While getting together to give is anchored in many traditional forms of philanthropy across the world, the practice has enjoyed a renaissance over the last 25 years, rippling out from the US towards Europe and more recently to Asia. WeRead more…
3 Keys to Unlock the Door to Donor Acquisition and Retention
Today’s post is published on the@pay blog. If you were to study a large group of nonprofits, sized small, medium, and large, to see if they value acquisition or retention more, do you know what your results would be? CheckRead more…