#GivingTuesday for Churches
#GivingTuesday is a movement that started a few years ago as a global day for people to be motivated to give back. It always falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, after Black Friday weekend, and Cyber Monday, when Americans typically spend millions on Christmas gifts. This year #GivingTuesday falls on November 28th. $3.1 billion was […]
Preparing the Vision of Your End-of-Year Appeal
A compelling vision is the key to seeing an increase in giving, especially for special offerings. The following serves as a guide for developing the vision case statement for your end-of-year appeal. Step One: List 3 things your church has accomplished in the past year. You want to point to “wins” that show the impact […]
How to Avoid the Coming Giving Crisis
Americans are giving to charity at lowest level in nearly 3 decades. That was the headline of a post that I clicked on recently. The article, posted by Axios, summed up the decline by saying, “Americans gave 1.7% of their personal disposable income to charity in 2022, the lowest level they had given since 1995.”1. […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. Our mission is to help you build a culture of generosity based on biblical principles that will help drive the fulfillment of God’s vision for your church. Our desire is to give you the help you need to help your church achieve and maintain financial security. We […]