Archive of May 2009
posted on {Sunday, May 31st, 2009} at {1:41 pm}
His response was: Our organizations compete for limited philanthropic resources and I believe that fundraising is one area where collaboration is in neither of our best interests. I am sure that as a fellow development officer you can understand where I am coming from.
posted on {Wednesday, May 27th, 2009} at {9:08 pm}
It has occured to me recently that the recession will require many industries to go back to basics. My conclusion is that anything else will be determined too expensive, too risky, too high-tech, etc. I suspect the wise fundraiser will agree with Penelope Burk who suggests a sort of high-touch approach to fundraising and even [...]
posted on {Saturday, May 23rd, 2009} at {8:35 pm}
Pastor Steve Craig describes Christians as “Divine Conductors”… From the perspective of Scripture, it’s an even greater blessing to give because givers have received the power of God’s overflowing grace which they can now pass on to others. Paul often talked about what he had received from the Lord and passed on.
I have on occasion [...]
posted on {Tuesday, May 19th, 2009} at {11:27 pm}
According to a recent study, the poor are the most generous. “The lowest-income fifth (of the population) always give at more than their capacity,” said Virginia Hodgkinson, former vice president for research at Independent Sector, a Washington-based association of major nonprofit agencies. “The next two-fifths give at capacity, and those above that are capable of [...]
posted on {Sunday, May 17th, 2009} at {5:04 pm}
I have often challenged pastors and ministry leaders with the question of whether they emphasize Old Testament or New Testament giving. in their teaching; this assumes they teach Christian stewardship at all. Similarly, I question whether they rely on Old Testament numerical scriptures as opposed to New Testament non-numerical scriptures. It has been my observation that [...]
posted on {Saturday, May 16th, 2009} at {10:40 am}
…any campaign of the sort for that matter, whether it is for capital projects, large gifts to support annual initiatives, or to sustain the organization through lean times, will require an organization to have adequate infrastructure for a major gift initiative.
posted on {Thursday, May 14th, 2009} at {9:25 pm}
Individuals who regularly attend religious services in the American protestant church are encouraged to make financial contributions to support the churches operation and its service to the community. Church leaders rely on a variety of Old Testament and New Testament scriptures to teach and encourage giving of tithes and offerings to the church. These scriptures [...]
posted on {Sunday, May 10th, 2009} at {5:23 pm}
Like many things in our world, death is often slow and painful. And sometimes we can ignore our mortality until it is right in front of us. Fortunately, the #10 envelope has a great many friends; friends that will stop at nothing short of life-support to keep the mail following. Unfortunately, as many organizations are beginning to discover, envelopes trend towards flowing in one direction.
