A Come Back Strategy for Christmas
The following post can be found at: https://www.onlinegiving.org/blog My goal in preaching is to get people to come back next week and bring a friend. I once heard a pastor at a preaching conference state that as his goal in preaching each week. Churches spend much time and effort getting new people in the door. […]
Could Digital Payments Give You a Jolly Holiday?
Digital Payments Have a Jolly Holiday. That was a recent Wall Street Journal headline of an article that tracked Black Friday Cyber Monday sales for 2023. This year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales were flat, rising only 1.1% over last year. However, e-commerce sales were up 8.5%. The real winner was mobile shopping via […]
Year-End Thoughts for Pastors to Think About
What should pastors be thinking? That is the question I often ask myself. Notice I said what pastors should be thinking about. At this time of year, I’m lucky if a pastor even opens my emails! This is one of your busiest times of the year, but as we near the completion of this year […]
The Coach’s Four December Tips to Make Your End-of-Year Giving a Success
Non-profits know how crucial end-of-year giving is. They have a plan, do you? Here are four tips to help you. Tip #1 – Have a plan and work your plan! If you are not planning, you are planning on failure, so let’s devise a plan. Your plan in a nutshell… That’s the basics. You can […]
The Power of Saying Thank You
How powerful is gratitude when it comes to being fully funded at your church? Consider this stunning statistic, “Research has shown that first-time donors who receive a personal thank-you within 48 hours are four times more likely to give again. Yes, thanking in 48 hours equals a 400 percent improvement in renewal rates.”1. Successful giving […]
Key Pointers for Expressing Gratitude
Here are some pointers and thoughts about crafting a thank you card or letter… Say thank you often and to everyone! Don’t stop by only thanking first-time donors. Thank everyone! Carve out thirty minutes to an hour each week specifically for thanking donors. Here are a few segments to consider thanking… Publicly say thank you […]
The Importance of Gratitude
It is impossible to create a culture of generosity without, at the same time, creating a culture of gratitude. As our nation pauses this Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving, I decided to focus writing this Coach on the topic of The Importance of Gratitude. Let me share a few key points about the importance of gratitude […]
The Advantages of Making January Recurring Giving Month
One key strategy for a good start to your New Year is to make January a push for recurring giving. While dated, the sample above gives you an idea of how to put recurring giving in the minds of your donors. This sample was in a yearly statement from North Point in Atlanta. Here are […]
How to Be Leading at the End of the First Quarter
“You never have to recover from a good start.” My mentor in the stewardship field, Dave Sutherland, taught me that years ago. Ask any football team if the statement is true or not. Consider this: 3/4 of NFL teams leading after the first quarter go on to victory. The first quarter is so important that […]
A Call to Southern Baptist Leaders
Baptist Press reported last week that Cooperative Program giving for the first month of our fiscal year is 5% below target. To be fair, at the time of the report, a few smaller state/regional conventions had not yet sent in their CP allotments. Yet none of those outstanding conventions are in the top ten CP […]