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How To Talk To Church Leadership About Generosity
Most churches have one or two designated platform gurus who focus on data analysis and reporting. The best decisions are made with the best information, so these roles are so ...
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How Church Leaders Can Disciple For Stewardship And Generosity
My experience in discipling people for stewardship and generosity initially surfaced through a capital campaign for my church plant. We discerned that to fulfill our vision of becoming a ministry ...
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Appended Data For Churches: A Tool For Fostering Generosity
What is Appended Data? Appended Data uses a name and a physical address and matches it to publicly available data to create a persona of who that household is. For ...
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Uncovering the Joy of Generosity: Strategic Giving in 2024
Dr. Russell James serves as the Professor and CH Foundation Chair in Personal Financial Planning and the Director of Graduate Studies in Charitable Planning at Texas Tech University. As an ...
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The Vital Signs Of Church Giving: Understanding & Acting On The Data
Imagine you begin to exhibit health concerns, and you present various symptoms that give rise to concern. One response you could make would be to consult the information superhighway (the ...
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What Should Churches Expect with Giving in 2024?
Perhaps the most noted voice in nonprofit philanthropy is Dr. Russell James, who serves as the Professor and CH Foundation Chair in Personal Financial Planning and the Director of Graduate ...
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How Church Leaders Can Implement Legacy Impact Living: A 30-Day Devotional
Legacy Impact Living is an electronic, 30-day devotional that has been developed as a discipleship resource for financial leaders and mature (age 60+) givers in your church’s congregation. It will ...
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10 Ways To Engage Your Givers
In the life of a church, giving is more than just financial support; it is the lifeblood that fuels its mission and ministry. From sustaining the church's operations to expanding ...
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10 Reasons Why You Should Have Giver Conversations
Church leaders – do you have giver conversations? While there are several church growth strategies out there for increasing giving, sometimes you need to get back to basics: sitting down ...
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Headwinds and Headlines
Each June, the Giving USA Report is released revealing details regarding philanthropic giving in America for the prior calendar year. Begun in 1956 by the American Association of Fundraising Council, ...