Articles and Devotionals
to help you in your fundraising journey
No-cem-uary — Your 8-Week Window for New Support
Besides sending an end-of-year or start-of-year appeal letter, what else can you do to increase your support during the 8 weeks from November 15, all December to January 15—No-cem-uary?
End of Year/Start of Year Cash Appeal Letters
Now is the time to plan your end-of-year/start-of-new-year fundraising. Too many mission-workers wait until December 15 and send out a hurried appeal letter that is more need-driven than vision-driven. Take time now to plan your strategy.
Lapsed Donors - A Hidden Gold Mine
I have a giving partner who gave faithfully every month, but I have not received a gift in six months.
Do you have a standard letter I could send asking him to re-start?
Is Asking for Specific Amounts Offensive?
On the way to my office this morning I got a phone call from a medical missionary headed to Asia. He asked a great question…
Jesus and Tithing
Jesus spoke about tithing, but only twice. Does He teach tithing as the standard? Let’s look at the two passages.
Giving: How Much is Enough?
Many believers feel guilty about their giving. They assume the tithe (ten percent) is the gold standard, and they try to work themselves up to that, but they often fail. Research concludes American churchgoers give 3-5 percent of their income.
Is Perfectionism Killing Your Donor Ministry?
I was on the phone last week with a 10-year successful student minister. But he was frustrated with donor ministry. He voiced a dilemma we’ve all experienced—listen in:
Do you want to be rich?
Nowhere does Jesus condemn the rich for being rich. Nor does Paul. The problem is wanting to be rich. Not possessing wealth, but longing for it leads to trouble—big trouble—as we shall see.
Three things must be said about this passage. (1 Timothy 6:9-10)
How High to Set Your Budget
Imagine John the Baptist submitting his budget to the mission committee at a church: “Wow, John, you’re frugal—locusts and wild honey don’t cost much!” Now imagine Jesus submitting his budget: “Wow, Jesus, your line item for eating with tax collectors is quite high!”