“A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was” Luke 19:2-3.Every nonprofit organization is on the lookout for major donors. Whom do you know? Whom do your board members know?...
“Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value”...
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9).Fundraising is good work but hard work—travel, planning events, creating marketing materials, scheduling newsletters and appeals, writing proposals, submitting grant...
“Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you— for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others” Ecclesiastes 7:21-22.Charles Spurgeon lectured this text to his preaching students with the catchy title, “A Blind Eye...
Here it is, the middle of December and so much to do. Have you met your year-end goals? What can you do in this last 12 days of 2021 to increase or maximize charitable giving to your organizations? One statistic says, “Approximately 31% of all...
Pastor Paul Sheppard of Destiny Christian Fellowship in Northern California. preached a sermon titled "In Need of a Super-Sized Blessing" Listen to this encouraging clip and apply it to your fundraising efforts. ...
The last few days of December are here. It’s not too late to reach out to your key ministry partners and ask for a year-end gift! What last minute things can you do to encourage your donors to give?Watch Pat McLaughlin as he makes his...
“But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove hollow, but that you may be ready, as I said you would be” (2 Corinthians 9:3).What do you say to donors who pledge but never give?...
“I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.” (1 Corinthians 2:3). We have an image of a courageous Apostle Paul boldly preaching about the Unknown God to the Greeks in Athens (Acts 17:16-33), or casting out a demon from a young fortune-telling girl that triggered a...
In truth, each of us journeys through life like a shadow. We busy ourselves accomplishing nothing, piling up assets we can never keep; We can’t even know who will end up with those things. (Psalm 39:6, The Voice)Scripture describes our lives as a “mist that...
