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10 Ways to Effectively Thank Your Donors
Oct 17, 2019 11:45:53 AMSaying Thank You Giving is an outward expression of an inward commitment. When someone gives to your church, it is a sig...
How to Avoid Making an Awkward Financial Ask
Sep 22, 2019 12:00:39 PMYou Are Not Alone. Avoiding the Awkward Ask. If the thought of asking someone for money makes you feel awkward or uncomf...
Change How You Talk About Money
Aug 26, 2019 7:00:21 AMChange How You Talk About Money Many churches still communicate their financial needs in a way that most givers hear as:...
Why Shifting Your Fiscal Year is a Next Level Generosity Best Practice
Aug 13, 2019 6:30:45 AMShifting Your Fiscal Year By shifting their fiscal year away from the traditional calendar, an estimated 40% of vital ch...
Three Prescriptions for Curing a Scarcity Mindset
Jul 9, 2019 3:04:47 PMDo you hear things like, "Money is tight! We need to tighten our belts?" Or "People are giving all they can. We can't as...
Are you Ready to Lead "A Generous Life"?
May 30, 2019 12:45:03 PMEyes Wide Open by Scott McKenzie The Village Inn in Malawi, Africa, provided attacking wolf spiders, bats, bed bugs, hol...
Who Should Know What People Give?
Feb 20, 2019 7:00:47 AMClif Christopher, Horizons’ Founder and author of Not Your Parents’ Offering Plate, discusses the most argued-about stew...
Advice on Taking the Trail for the First Time
Sep 27, 2018 7:00:07 AMMany years and miles of backpacking in America’s wilderness areas have taught me a few things about taking a trail for t...
Increasing Giver Motivation
Sep 12, 2018 7:00:05 AM172 That is how many times I have donated blood. My first donation was through a blood drive when I was in college. It w...