Blogs
There are some really excellent writers, trainers, and coaches that blog regularly on Parter Development topics. Here are some that I am aware of.
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The Fully Funded Academy offers training to help Christian works reach full funding.
They offer a subscription based training course, but also a lot of free resources and a helpful blog and podcase
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For fourteen years he led Navigator campus and marketplace ministries, in which he worked with students, businesspeople, and missionaries, both stateside and overseas. For 12 years he served as Vice President of The Navigators US Development Ministry. Scott enjoys helping people grow in their spiritual journeys through small-group Bible studies and one-on-one mentoring. He has written numerous articles for Discipleship Journal and is author of Funding Your Ministry (NavPress).
Scott has a comprehensive website with great articles, videos, downloadable resources. Highly recommended.
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VIA Generosity (formerly Support Raising Solutions) has an extensive (and well categorized) library of very helpful articles.
The invite various authors with experience and solid perspectives to write on many topics.
In addition, they have a great series of webinars available.
Be sure to also see the subscription based resources for those who lead others in MPD.
Visit the articles library on VIA Generosity
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Tailored has an extensive library of articles and webinars with high quality content.
Visit their blog library as well as the collection of past webinars (on video).
Visit the blog pages on Tailored's website
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Bill Dillon has been writing about Partner Development for a long time.
And he has a substantial libary of "on point" articles on about every subject relating to PD.
You will definatly find some ideas and tools in Bill's large writing history.
Browse through People Raising articles
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Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide.
He has written extensively on Transformational Giving principles. Most recently, he has focused on teaching Christians in countries with freedom of religion how to adopt the discipleship practices of the North Korean underground church.
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Jenn Fortner is a MPD blogger, coach, and the author of the e-book Financial Partnership Development.
She has helpful articles on making fund raising and partnership development more relational.
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Rev. Todd Eckhardt served for many years as the Vice-President of Homeland Ministries for World Gospel Mission. He has served in ministry for more than 30 years. During this time he has pastored, taught and headed up mobilization and funding for WGM.
Todd is well versed in the principles of Transformational Giving and has vast experience in training missionaries and church leaders in these principles.
Todd blogs in the application of Transformational Giving Principles at the "Lessons from Zarapheth" blog.
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Sus Schmitt and her husband serve with Cru, and Sus regularly writes about using technology in the ministry. One key part of that includes our ministry to our parners.
She has many great tiips on effectively using social media to communicate with wider audiences, as well as suggestions for increasing the impact of your messaging.
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Paul Yoder is the programmer behind Donor Elf, a very nice, subcription based, web based donor tracking program.
He also blogs regularly about fund raising, donor communications, as well as tips on how to use his software well.
In particular, he has an excellent series of tips on writing prayer letters / newsletters / etc., and other elements of effective ministry partner communication.
