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Charitable Giving in 2021
Do you sometimes feel like you're shooting in the dark at implementing giving strategies for your faith-based non-profit organization?
Every year, the Indiana University Lilly School of Philanthropy releases a robust and meaningful study on charitable giving.
We've summarized the report into actionable tips you can add to your fundraising arsenal.

The Magic of Mentor Parents
In this ebook, Kim Jennings, CFRE, shares her “strategic, organic” method to maximize your efforts and extend your reach. Recruiting and training parents to partner with development as peer mentors is key to nurturing the culture of generosity you're building in your school.
Could Mentor Parents be a game-changer for growing generosity in your Christian school? Download this free resource to get started.

Is A Capital Campaign In Your Future?
Has God put a burden on your heart for the expansion of His kingdom through your organization?
In this resource, you’ll find an explanation of the essential elements of a successful campaign, along with practical tips for accomplishing each step in the campaign journey.

Fund the Vision
Most churches have a God-sized vision, but are left paralyzed wondering how to fund the vision. If you are leading a church that feels stuck in the area of giving and generosity, this eBook will provide practical steps that you can implement into the life of your church in order to accelerate giving.

Budgets + Tithing
Biblical stewardship generosity is a journey that goes beyond the tithe and church budget. However, too often, we see local church leaders unintentionally limit their kingdom reach because their vision is tied to budgetary goals.
In this resource, we unpack the perspectives and vocabulary that might be limiting the spiritual growth of the people in your church.

Giving Days
A designated giving day is an opportunity to engage those connected to your school or organization, invite them to participate in your mission, and celebrate what you've accomplished together. Whether you choose to join in the global movement of #GivingTuesday or have identified your own Giving Day, don't miss including a designated giving day as a staple in your Annual Fund program.

Gratitude
How well does your staff say “thank you” to the givers
in your church?
Establishing a gratitude culture in your church goes hand-in-hand with creating a generosity culture. In fact, we would say that you can’t have a thriving generosity culture without gratitude. The truth is, saying “thank you” makes a difference to your givers, to your staff, and to your volunteers.

Mind of the Giver
Count on it: your givers and potential givers are not all alike. In fact, they breakdown into at least four kinds of givers; gifted, thoughtful, casual, and reluctant. If you treat every constituent as part of a homogenous group, it might be easier, but it is a big mistake that can cost you wasted time, money and opportunity. This resources breaks down the different types of givers in your organization as well as the best practice of how to engage them.

Leadership Pipeline

How to Recruit and Retain High-Level Volunteers
In this ebook, Jessica Bealer walks you through a clear and concise methodology for recruiting the right volunteers for your ministry and a way to make sure you are running a healthy ministry with volunteers who are bought in and excited about serving. Learn how to create a strategy for recruiting and retaining volunteers that is an effective and impactful experience for everyone involved.

15 Fundraising Fallacies
Fundraising isn't getting any easier. In fact, it's getting more complex. While many have tried, most have discovered that you can't allocate enough time, money, or people to overcome flawed thinking.If you believe you have the potential to fund more, do more, and accomplish more, then start reading.

School Checklist
A capital campaign can be an exciting, vitalizing event in the life of an organization. This plan may include a building, sustaining endowments, making substantial investments, or growing support for the operational needs of the organization. This resource was designed to help give you confidence as you navigate this exciting season in your ministry.

Year-End Giving - 7 Steps of a Successful Giving Campaign
Year-end giving is of critical importance to non-profit organizations and churches. Don't let this opportunity to connect with your donors creep up on you. Discover the seven steps you need to take to make your year-end giving campaigns a success.

Quarterly Giving Statement: COVID-19 Edition
The Quarterly Giving Statement represents an essential opportunity to inspire the hearts of your givers. Churches that do them well know how much they contribute to fostering a culture of generosity. More often than not, however, they end up being overlooked entirely or nothing more than a transactional communication tool. Please don’t make that mistake this year!

A Time To Be Profoundly Grateful
Annual Giving Statements
2020 Edition
It was a year that no one saw coming and it was fraught with challenges around every corner, yet your givers showed up and moved your ministry forward. Expressing profound gratitude for their extreme faithfulness is the right thing to do.

Year End Giving 2020
Creating a culture of generosity requires a commitment to
discipleship, transformation, and mission advancement at all times. However, there are unique opportunities for more intentionality in the last 3 months of every year. 2020 has been a year of firsts for every church and every church attender. It’s more important than ever that we lean into these opportunities with great care.

Evolution of the Modern Church
As a result of COVID-19, churches have been forced into a digital platform as a primary means of reaching their people. The result? Most churches we know who had a digital platform prior to COVID have grown their average weekly attendance by four to five times. Why? Read more in Gutenberg, Amazon, and the Evolution of the Modern Church!