Are you afraid of the phone? It can be scary to pick up the phone to call a donor or a potential donor! Especially when it’s so much easier to keep your polite distance and send a letter or anRead more…
Giving in Numbers 2014 Edition: Trends in Corporate Community Engagement
A report from CECP shows that while giving by corporations in the U.S. increased between 2010 and 2013, the rate of growth in giving slowed. Giving in Numbers: 2014 Edition is based on data from 261 companies, including 62 of the largest 100Read more…
The 2014 Philanthropy 400
The Chronicle of Philanthropy drafted a very ranking of the income of US charities. They also rank charities in different categories including international charities and religious charities. Note that the Salvation Army is ranked nr 3, National Christian Foundation nrRead more…
Shaking Up the Ranks of America’s Big Charities
Giving to the nation’s biggest and most popular charities grew by nearly 11 percent last year, fueled largely by affluent donors, who are reordering the top ranks of America’s nonprofits, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings of the 400Read more…
7 Ways to Create Highly Committed Donors
1. Donor perceives you are effectively carrying out your mission. OK this just seems so very basic. But I see many nonprofits who are lazy at telling their story. Let donors see how you are making a huge difference: weRead more…
How to Make the Case for Giving
Download our free guide to make the case for giving for your nonprofit in 8 steps! Fundraisers can no longer rely on a simple ask to secure a donation. “We need your donation” is not compelling enough. So what doRead more…
The Generosity of God
Watch and read this sermon of Pastor Matt Chandler of The Village Church in Texas on God’s generosity.
God’s Generosity Through the Bible and Recognizing God’s generosity
The attachments from GenerousChurch show God’s generosity from Genesis to Revelation and challenge Christians to imitate that generosity. They are extremely good. Download the blog and article, distribute them and live them out!
Nigeria’s ‘megachurches’: a hidden pillar of Africa’s top economy
(Reuters) – When a guesthouse belonging to one of Nigeria’s leading Christian pastors collapsed last month, killing 115 mostly South African pilgrims, attention focussed on the multimillion-dollar “megachurches” that form a huge, untaxed sector of Africa’s top economy. Hundreds ofRead more…
Strategies to turn supporters into fundraisers for #GivingTuesday, and beyond.
#GivingTuesday – what for many will be the launch of the December giving season – is now just 7 weeks away. Gulp. Read more…