Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” should be the theme song for every major gift officer who covers a territory. Dan Dark is a ministry representative who is responsible to cultivate donor relationships in sixteen states from North Dakota to Texas and Colorado to Kentucky. Dan...
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;...
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.” (Mark Victor Hansen)Building a strong monthly giving program is like planting seeds. Just like any crop, it will not grow until it is planted, and it will not be planted...
This principle clearly articulates the biblical truth that without vision the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18, KJV) Wow, pretty tough revelation. Do you think Solomon, who was one of the wisest men who ever lived, is saying that without vision we are going to die? Well,...
“Do everything you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way and see that they have everything they need. Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive...
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth” (Genesis 8:11). For 40 days and 40 nights, God brought judgment on the earth. Rain poured...
“Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But that is not what God desires; rather, he devises ways so that a banished person does not remain banished from him” (2 Samuel 14:14). David banished his son Absalom from Jerusalem...
“May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word” (Psalm 119:74). Perhaps you’ve seen this funny poster, “Everyone brings joy to this office. Some when they enter. Some when they leave.” Major donor work involves face...
Capturing meaningful donor information is critical for your ongoing fundraising success. How can you encourage your team to write meaningful contact reports in your CRM? Submitting visit reports is an afterthought for many development representatives who “will get to it when they have time,” but...
If you’re a racehorse, the starting gate can be a scary place. It’s just barely wide enough to squeeze into. The air is filled with commotion as jockeys and gate crew coax the shy, prod the stubborn, and calm the anxious. When all the horses...
