Your giving partners (‘donors’ is not a great word’) are not ATM machines that feed you cash on demand! If you demonstrate care, concern and love they will notice! Here are 10 small acts of love your donors will appreciate. I call them “tremendous trifles.”

The Stewardship Foundation in the United Kingdom recently published a survey showing how much time mission workers spent each month to keep their giving partners informed. Before you glance down to look at their results, what are yours? How much time do you spend each month informing and serving your donors? This includes:

During my travels I hear increasing comments questioning the value of personal support, such as: 

• “Since deputized fundraising is going away….”

• “Raising personal support was for a previous generation.”

• “Since people are not faithful in giving for missions we must focus on the business model of funding.”