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Church Fundraising – 9 Keys to Improvement (Part IV)

May 31, 2018 by Robert Leave a Comment

This is the fourth of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 3) Trust Look back at Prof. Sargeant’s surveys (sourced from the this periodical). Two of the main reasons people gave for leaving a charity were a) the charity didn’t make clear to them how the donations were… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Did You Know?, Finance Tagged With: church accounting software, fund accounting, fundraising

9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part III

May 31, 2018 by Robert Leave a Comment

This is the third of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 2, Part 4) The focus of this post is the giving experience. What kind of giving experience – what thoughts, impressions, positives, frustrations – does a donor have when donating to your cause? Giving Experience for the Church Fundraising… ⪼ Continue Reading…

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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part II

May 31, 2018 by Robert Leave a Comment

This is the second of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part I, Part 3, Part 4) For this post, we’ll zoom in on the first principle of fundraising: motivation. Motivation How do you convince donors that your project is worth giving to? 1. Lay the groundwork to cooperate toward a clear, shared… ⪼ Continue Reading…

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9 Keys to Improve Your Church Fundraising – Part I

May 30, 2018 by Robert Leave a Comment

This is the first of our four-part series on successful church fundraising. (See Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) I don’t recall the speaker’s name or her cause, but I remember the pitch. As I sat in the BJ Haan Auditorium at Dordt College, she made her call to action, to meet her in the… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Did You Know?, Finance Tagged With: church accounting software, fund accounting, fundraising

Donations for Flood Relief – How to Record it

September 7, 2017 by Robert Leave a Comment

Events like Hurricane Harvey and the flooding in Texas remind us of how fragile and unpredictable life can be. We see, or even personally know, people and families who are suffering intensely as their lives are turned upside down. Receiving donations for flood relief and recording them properly is necessary to ensure donors have the… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: contribution statements, donations, fundraising, uncrhair

Online Giving To Increase Donations

September 29, 2015 by Jay Leave a Comment

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Having multiple ways people can donate online to the church is an absolute, not a nice to have church process — even for the smallest of churches. According to Blackbaud 2014 Charitable Giving Report, many people are surprised to learn that fundraising activities is still less than 10% — currently at 8.8% for faith-based organizations… ⪼ Continue Reading…

Filed Under: Contributions Tagged With: church technology, donations, fundraising, online donations, web-based

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