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STEWARDS OF TIME!

The Tyranny of Time By R. Scott Rodin

Find Freedom from the Tyranny of Time Remember the last time you faced a day with back-to-back meetings, and then someone canceled? It was as if you were given a gift of an hour, a precious 60-minute oasis in the middle of the fast-moving stream of life. Perhaps you paused to consider the things you…

charitable giving at work!

A Charitable Giving Reality Check By Amy Sewell

The Big Picture on Charitable Giving For many organizations, the past year or two haven’t been rosy for charitable giving. But as fundraising professionals, it’s crucial for us to confront these difficulties—downturns and any other challenges—head-on. It starts with understanding the current landscape and being nimble enough to adapt quickly. The Numbers Game Recent reports,…

Christian Leadership Alliane

A Special Invitation to the Outcomes Conference 2025 – Seek First!

Seek Him, and You Will Find Him We are grateful that God promises that we will find him when we seek him – wholeheartedly. And when we find him, he will reveal his perfect will to us. As Christian leaders, there isn’t anything more critical to our calling than influencing the thinking, behavior, and development…

Alice and the story of her gift.

Alice’s Gift – A Donor Story By Alect Hill

Alice and My Donor Visit Unlike Any Other As I entered the room, Alice was sitting in a wheelchair. She had warned me that ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) had sapped much of her strength since I had last seen her 18 months before.  But it was still a shock to see such a vibrant person…

Influence: worthy of the gift

Influence and Creating a Culture of Worthiness By Bryan C. Taylor 

Exerting Organizational and Personal Influence Influence is a tricky thing! In today’s world of social media, we all have at least a passing familiarity with the term “influencer.” If you have teenagers, the term may immediately evoke a sense of dread about what role model impacts your child’s life! Social media trends make prominent how…

Generous Leadership

The Impact of Generous Leadership By Elaine Welcome

Generous Leadership and Its Impact on Nonprofit Mission The virtue of generosity and its significance is highlighted in both personal and organizational contexts. In nonprofit work, generosity and generous leadership are foundational principles that fuel the mission and operations of organizations dedicated to serving others. Nonprofit organizations thrive on the generosity of donors, volunteers, and…

 Ministry Evangelists in action

Creating Ministry Evangelists By Ron Haas

Ministry Evangelists Spread the Word As ministry evangelists, Peter and John walked to the Temple to pray when a lame man asked for alms. Peter responded, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk” Acts 3:6 Immediately, the man…

GENERATIONAL CHARITABLE GIVING

Generational Charitable Giving By Ryan Stillwater

The Foundations of Generational Charitable Giving My earliest memory of a charitable donation was when I was 10. I learned my grandparents once owned and operated a bar. However, once my grandmother became a Christian, they donated their bar on the famous Route 66 to a local ministry, transforming it into a soup kitchen. That…

Christian Leadership Alliance

A Global Equipping Experience for You!

Learn and Grow with Global Leaders Called to Transform the World For Christ In 2020, God entrusted the Christian Leadership Alliance Community to create and host a global online training experience. That year, the Outcomes Conference Global Digital Experience was born. In a time of a worldwide pandemic,l chaos, and distress, God made a way…

The fundable offer

The Fundable Offer By Robert Johnson

A Guide for Creating the Fundable Offer Donors are motivated by a desire to make a meaningful impact on causes that resonate with their values and beliefs and value a fundable offer. Understanding what connects them and finding ways to present it to your donors is critical to building and maintaining a successful direct-response fundraising…

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