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…
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…
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…
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…
A Kingdom Path Perspective: Encouraging Major Gifts
Years ago I attended a training session on “securing major gifts” for the ministry I served. The seminar shared tips for getting large gifts, and the presenters testified that if I followed their advice, I would reach my funding goals.Read more…
10 Steps to Create an Appeal Letter That Brings in the Money
It’s not too late to create a dynamite compelling appeal letter that will make your donors tear it open and send in a quick gift. How do you get your appeal letter to stand out from the crowd? You areRead more…
Top 10 Year-End Fundraising Strategies for 2014
What kind of appeal and message will make your 2014 donors respond with generosity? Here are the top current fundraising strategies that will help you raise the most in your fall annual fund campaign. These are tested and research provenRead more…
The Age of Global Giving: A practical guide for donors and funding recipients of our time
Gilles Gravelle’s long awaited book on mission giving is finally out. As mentioned on the back page, globalization have created greater complexity for Western missions. Also in the funding of mission. It is therefore time to think a new about missionRead more…
Issachar Summit FREE Livestream broadcast
You can participate in the Issachar Summit DFW via our FREE Livestream broadcast, on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Issachar Summits have been described as a one-day TED conference on the Great Commission. An estimated 600 marketplace and ministry leaders will gather in Dallas to hearRead more…