12 Jan Asking A Friend
Luke 11:5-8 “Then Jesus went on to say: Suppose one of you goes to a friend in the middle of the night and says, “Let me borrow three loaves of bread. A friend of mine has dropped in, and I don’t have a thing for...
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05 Jan Fruitfulness
“I will answer him and care for him… your fruitfulness comes from me.” Hosea 14:8 How successful was your year-end giving campaign? One statistic says, “Approximately 31% of all annual giving occurs in December and approximately 12% of all annual giving occurs in the last three...
18 Sep Values vs. Needs
Let’s be frank. Cultivating major donors is a significant part of the success of any non-profit organization. This is not inherently good or bad - it simply IS. Major donors are critical to long term growth and sustainability of any impactful non-profit....
07 Aug 2 Ways To Directly Impact Development By Year’s End
Ready for Fall? Back to school sales are already in full swing. Summer is winding down and Fall kick-offs are only weeks away. As hard as it may be to believe, Fall is upon us. The most critical fundraising months of the year are around the...
03 Jul Is Your Website Ready For Fall?
Organizations, for the most part, understand the importance and alum of a website. Most realize that their website is like the front door of a store or church. And everyone wants a website that looks good, is clean, inviting - and most important - easy to access.
03 Jul Online Mistakes To Avoid This Summer
What do you think about when you hear the word summer? Beaches, sunshine, backyard grill-outs or perhaps just staggering temperatures? Summer can mean many things to many different people. Regardless of what the idea of summer brings to mind, one truth about summer always persists: opportunity!
12 Feb What Matters More Than The Metrics?
Every organization is flooded with numbers. Spreadsheets, goals, and personnel costs are just some of the numbers that matter, and we haven’t even discussed budgets and giving goals. The truth is that all these numbers matter! And one could argue these metrics are even more...
11 Jan Knowing Your WHY Is Not Enough
Don’t JUST Know Your Why I am still blown away by the story of the MP3 player and I’m not talking about the iPod. You have probably heard the story by now - a company out of Singapore called Custom Technologies created the technology for the MP3 and eventually...
06 Nov Influence Millennial Giving Through Social Media
Many of us use social media for our organizations, our own interests and to see the interests of others. Millennials are certainly no exception. According to Pew Research, 3 out of every 4 millennials engage in some social media platform regularly. That is a lot...
01 Oct Christian Schools – We’ve Been There …
We've been there. And can show you how as well. The private Christian School market is sometimes complex, with all the competing issues you will face. Choosing curriculum, recruiting and retaining top-notch faculty, weighing athletics versus education, maintaining legal compliance, satisfying target audiences, and managing annual and capital fundraising. Kent...
