How Spending More Can Make You a Better Steward
By
Paul Virts
One of the great benefits of working at a Christian nonprofit organization is that many staff members want to hold down costs. They do this because they ...
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1 Creative and Successful Major Donor Event for Your Mission
By
Shawn Saunders
When I worked at Durham Rescue Mission we hosted a creative and successful major donor event called “My Night in a Box”.
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How to Inspire Your Community to Join Your Capital Campaign
By
Randy Bronkema
David captured the hearts of and inspired the entire nation of Israel to join a capital campaign to build the Temple in 1 Chronicles.
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[VIDEO] Why Your Capital Campaign Will Fail If You Launch Too Early
By
Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Transcript: Before I was a capital campaign consultant I had the unfortunate opportunity to observe a capital campaign disaster. It started in a homeless ...
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How to Move Your Mission Forward Like Walt Disney
By
Paul Martin
[Originally published on advocace.com on August 18, 2015 and repurposed for dickerson-bakker.com.]
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[VIDEO] This 3 Step Process Is a Sure Thing for Case Development
By
Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Transcript: Dealing with a blank page can be daunting. As a fundraiser sitting at the computer, ready to write a fundraising letter, or to craft out an ...
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Want to know how I grew one major gift partnership?
By
Shawn Saunders
In one of my other blogs, I’ve talked about Dr. Scott Wagner and how he coached me in strategic planning, quality management, and process improvement for ...
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Is your heart really in your capital campaign?
By
Linda Cunning
[Originally posted on advocace.com on February 2, 2019 and repurposed for dickerson-bakker.com.]
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5 Tips for Good Storytelling in Fundraising
By
Guest Contributor Jane Jeffries
Remember when you were young, and everyone eagerly gathered around the campfire to listen to statistics? Yeah, I don’t either. Because statistics don’t ...
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