Core Reading
Some basic concepts are fundamental to effective ministry partner development. Here is a collection of articles that I think belong in this category.
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Do you ever run out of creative ways to say "Thank You?"? Here are some great ideas to get those creative juices flowing again.
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Have you ever asked a potential ministry partner for a "One Time Gift?" Read this article on why you should banish that phrase from your vocabulary!
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Are you possibly guilty of the nasty habit of ingratitude? This article by a veteran missionary and fund raising trainer is a real challenge to all of us!
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For many of us who raise the financial support needed to fund our ministries, it is very easy to get get caught up in a "money mindset." I need to raise money to do the ministry, and we often see the fund raising as a necessary evil.
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Many people approach donors with a "problem," and see the donor as the solution to that problem.
Turn that around. Instead of asking your donor to be the solution to your problem, why don't you become the solution to the donor's problem!
Here's how ...
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There are 3 things that your donors need to hear from you. They absolutely must hear these things! And the sooner they hear them, and the more vividly and clearly the message is communicated, the better!
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Just recently I read a great article that reminded me that success in any venture is always based on what I call "The Four Lists".
The Four Lists are the guide-posts to success in support raising. The lists are really simple. So simple that we often forget them while looking for something more complicated!
Success in support raising is based on the Four Lists.
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Mary dreaded opening the email when she saw who it was from and the subject line. She had been watching the family’s account slowly slipping onto the red during the last few months. Her husband, John, kept saying not to worry. She had insisted that he contact their supporters, but he had not done so.
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An attitude of gratitude is very precious to the Lord (Luke 17:1 1-19 , 2 Tim. 3:2).
Here are some ways to express your genuine thanks to your partners in your ministry. If you haven’t used some of these, you may want to try them and then come up with some creative ways of your own.
Read a pdf of Dr. Williams' full article here.
Also see additional articles by Dr. Ken Williams at www.relationshipskills.com.
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I am a huge believer in the "Transformational Giving" approach.
Transformational Giving is really more about principles that guide our strategy, which in turn will guide our ‘tactics’.
Wrong strategy leads to wrong tactics.
Could it be that the reason the listener sometimes hears our fund raising presentation as ‘begging’ is because we are using tactics built on poor strategy?
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Does a big gift make you a major donor?
Maybe. If all we want are donors and their money, then I guess a major gift would make you a major donor.
But if we want more than money and giving is about transformation and people, then big dollars are not the only standard of measurement.
In Transformational Giving donors become more than ATM’s, donors become champions of the cause. If this is the case then big gifts and big champions are not necessarily equal.
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Have you ever seen a piece of clothing that proclaims: "One Size Fits All."
We know that can't be true.
And the same is true of our missionary communication and partner ministry strategy. One size does not fit all.
Let's see why not, and what we can do about it.
