Without a Vision, Giving Declines
Nonprofit employees want inspired leaders with bold vision: Nonprofit employees ranked vision, relationship building, inspiring trust, and strong communication skills as the most valued elements of leadership. That was the finding of a national study recently conducted among nonprofit employees by a leading nonprofit firm, Dickerson, Bakker & Associates. You would find a similar result […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
“Nonprofit employees want inspired leaders with bold vision: Nonprofit employees ranked vision, relationship building, inspiring trust, and strong communication skills as the most valued elements of leadership.” Those are the first two sentences of our lead post, Without a Vision, Giving Declines. This edition of the Journal focuses heavily on crafting a vision that will […]
If You Want to Increase Giving Try a Changeup Pitch
Today’s offering advice is this, if you want to increase giving try a changeup pitch. I know little about baseball, but I do know that successful pitchers must have more than one type of pitch in their repertoire if they want to get a batter out. One such pitch is the changeup. The changeup pitch […]
The Three Primary Keys For Fully Funding Your Church
Generosity is not caught, it is taught. Yet many pastors act as if their members will eventually “get it.” I was one of those pastors early on in my career. I seldom, if ever, preached on giving. When I realized that Jesus taught more about finances than any other subject, I realized I needed to […]
Two Common Donation Downfalls
In my twenty-five years as a stewardship coach, I have found that there are two common downfalls that churches run into when it comes to donations: taking their donors for granted and failing to thank them. I am often amazed at how poor the average church is at simply expressing appreciation to donors who foot […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
Welcome to another edition of the Stewardship Journal. Our goal is to help you build a culture of generosity based on biblical stewardship. In this week’s edition we will highlight practical ways in which you can increase giving and generosity at your church. Below are the highlights of this edition with a link to that […]
Overcoming Your Summer Slump in Giving
It’s time to build out your come-from-behind strategy! I wrote the following post for my sponsor, OnlineGiving.org. It can be found at https://www.onlinegiving.org/blog. I don’t know where you live, but here in Oklahoma, it is HOT! I’m ready for summer to be over and for cooler weather. Do you know who else is ready for […]
What Should a Capital Campaign Consultant Do?
What Does a Capital Campaign Consultant Actually Do? That was the subject line of an email I recently received from a non-profit fundraising consultant. The email began by saying, “Have you ever wondered what all these capital campaign consultants actually do? Is what they do all “smoke and mirrors,” or do they bring real value?” […]
No Church Is Too Small
The following post appears at https://www.onlinegiving.org/support/no-church-is-too-small “I don’t think there is any viable reason in 2023 for a church to not offer digital giving. I say that as a millennial financial professional who hasn’t given a physical cash/check tithe in who knows how long. It’s not expensive, and more importantly, it provides protection from potential […]
From the Desk of Our Executive Director
In 2014, only 14% of churches offered any type of online giving. Today, that number has skyrocketed. Yet there are still pockets of resistance to online giving. One common misconception is that online giving is only for larger churches. Our lead post, No Church is Too Small, tackles this important topic. The post shares the […]