We are exactly one week from Christmas! Does that evoke excitement or fear in you? For the kid in us, it evokes excitement. The adult in us worries about all that is left to do. Sadly, too many of us get caught up in the hustle and bustle of this...
A well-written email and text message can generate hundreds and thousands of dollars if it is done well. Here are two samples for your consideration. I recommend keeping the message short and providing multiple links to your giving portal. Subject line: What does 83% mean for Our Church?Dear ______________,83%. According to...
“In the midst of ominous political times, lots of negative news about our country’s economy, and a looming fiscal cliff – our Church had an amazing and God-sized year-end in the area of giving.” That was written in 2012 by a business administrator at one of the largest churches in...
I saw a study that reported the following about our Christmas shopping habits: 60% of US consumers start their Christmas shopping before December. How many of you are in that category? 62% of US shoppers buy gifts in the week before Christmas. How many fit here? 60% of shoppers in the US prefer...
Non-profits will collect as much as 25% of their annual budget in the last few days of the year. Use the following emails to reap a giving harvest for your church. Pre-Christmas Email Blast to be sent out on December 19. Subject line: $886 versus $200; which is it? Dear Friend of...
“Every week, we talk about the same problems over and over again and again, and yet we never do anything about them.” My Student Pastor said that in a staff meeting one Monday morning. He then got up and left my office. Around the same time, I put my then...
A recent survey discovered that the last couple of years has made Americans significantly angrier, sadder, lonelier, and more worried. More than one-third reported feeling these emotions more strongly than before the pandemic. I'm sure we feel this way for multiple reasons, but one leading cause is the News. We...
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… Social Media posts from now through December 31st should work to tell your story and how donors make this happen. Each post...
One of the first things Elon Musk did after buying Twitter was laying off thousands of employees. The Left went crazy. Then Meta, formerly known as Facebook, laid off eleven thousand. Soon afterward, Amazon followed suit with layoff announcements totaling 10,000. This morning in the Wall Street Journal, I read...
The Apostle Paul wrote a letter to the church at Philippi. I want to read his greeting to that church. He writes in Philippians 1:3-6 “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your...
