Smart capital campaign planning is like stacking dominoes. You take the time to carefully and strategically line them up. Then once the campaign begins, they all drop one after the other in perfect sequence. So if you’re planning aRead more…
Step-by-Step Checklist to Plan a Successful Capital Campaign
Step-by-Step Checklist to Plan a Successful Capital Campaign Every successful capital campaign has several phases with specific strategies for each one. If you go step-by-step through the correct sequence of each phase, you’ll set up your campaign so it’s mostRead more…
European foundation sector report highlights diversity
Across Europe organizations celebrated the work of philanthropy and foundations on European Day of Foundations and Donors earlier this month. The day – 1 October — highlighted the work of public benefit foundations in Europe and promoted the idea ofRead more…
Gospel Patrons Free Download
Gospel Patrons are people who believe that a great life is not measured by what we gain, but by what we give our lives to accomplish. Gospel Patrons tells three stories of Gospel Patrons whose generosity was a catalyst for greatRead 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…
Compass eBooks
Your Compass Books Are as Close as Your Phone Compass eBooks are electronic versions of our popular small group studies. They are packed with features we cannot provide in a hard-copy book. The eBooks feature: Downloadable practical applications Bible versesRead more…
Where Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Giving
This study seeks to explore gender differences in the purpose and motivations for charitable giving. We analyze new waves of data from the Philanthropy Panel Study, the Bank of America/U.S. Trust Studies of High Net Worth Philanthropy, and the MillionRead 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…