2009 « The Generous Life

posted on {Monday, September 21st, 2009} at {8:18 pm}

There is always debate among fundraising professionals as to how long a lapsed or non-responsive individuals should remain on a mailing list and how often these non-responsive individuals should be mailed to.

Passionate Fundraising

posted on {Wednesday, September 16th, 2009} at {3:00 pm}

Instead of asking your board members to volunteer their address books, ask them to volunteer their time up-close and personal. Instead of insisting that board members ask others for money, insist that they invite others to experience the mission and vision.

Too Many Major Donors?

posted on {Monday, September 7th, 2009} at {10:30 pm}

Why would anyone criticize an organization for having too many major donors? Realistically speaking, they wouldn’t. However there may come a time when the major donors of the present might raise some serious questions about the future.

Starving Nonprofits

posted on {Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009} at {1:02 am}

The Standard Social Innovation Review insists that many nonprofit organizations do not spend enough money on overhead which leaves the organizations so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function.

The Rich Young Ruler

posted on {Tuesday, September 1st, 2009} at {8:14 pm}

I am currently working on a message that contrasts the two rich men we meet in Luke 18 and 19. I begin here with glimpse of who folks in the blogosphere know as the Rich Young Ruler.

Among Other Things

posted on {Sunday, August 30th, 2009} at {8:27 pm}

A routine search of the blogosphere results in a generous list of ideas, perspectives, and certainly a few strong opinions. Here’s what we have this week…

The First Stage of Decline

posted on {Saturday, August 29th, 2009} at {1:55 pm}

Leaders are sometimes eager to assign blame to outside forces beyond their control. According to Jim Collins, “Whether you prevail or fail, endure or die, depends more on what you do to yourself than on what the world does to you.”

Passionate enough to press on?

posted on {Monday, August 24th, 2009} at {5:19 pm}

Ministries are facing a changing economy and a changing world. Amidst these changes, I believe we must examine whether we are passionate enough to press on.

Fundraising Costs to High?

posted on {Wednesday, August 19th, 2009} at {9:01 pm}

The Heritage Company writes: It is clear from numerous surveys that donors generally prefer that their gifts be used to further the nonprofit’s mission rather than be used for fundraising costs.

Afford to be seeker-sensitive?

posted on {Sunday, August 9th, 2009} at {5:42 pm}

The question for churches today is not whether they can afford to be seeker-sensitive? Rather the question is whether they can afford to teach a seeker-style of Christian stewardship?