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Next Generation of Faithful Supporters By Lauren Crawford
Share your passion: bringing up the next generation of faithful supporters This past summer, I was fortunate enough to acquire tickets to the PGA Championship in Charlotte. My husband and I made plans to go for the day and our 4-year-old son would spend the day with his grandparents. While our son was having a…
PR Appeals to Nonprofit Donors By Palmer Holt
Positive PR Remains Crucial in Reaching Nonprofit Donors What with print publications dying left and right, and all the fuss over “fake news,” you might be tempted to think the traditional news media is no longer an important factor for a nonprofit to consider. But nothing could be further from the truth, as I’ll be…
Christian Giving By Dr. Gary Hoag
The Way of Christian Giving Sometimes describing what giving isn’t, is the best way to explain what it is. In my interaction with givers globally, I have found that when they ask me to help them grow in Christian generosity, a list of contrasts of what it isn’t and what it is aids in getting…
Outcomes Academy Online Spring Term
The Outcomes Academy Online Spring 2018 Spring is a wonderful time to strengthen your leadership skills. As a nonprofit leader we know you are passionate and committed to your ministry, mission and growing as a leader. Time is precious and finding ways to professionally develop may feel scarce. Christian Leadership Alliance has developed the perfect…
Christian Leadership Alliance Member Spotlight: Dunham + Company
Christian Leadership Alliance Founder’s Council Member Spotlight: Dunham + Company At Dunham+Company, they understand there are a lot of moving parts that must be brought into alignment if an organization is to have an effective fundraising program that generates support that is sustainable and scalable over time. That’s why it’s imperative not to waste time…
Christian Leadership Alliance Member Spotlight: Douglas Shaw & Associates
Christian Leadership Alliance Founder’s Council Member Spotlight: Douglas Shaw & Associates Douglas Shaw & Associates partners with ministries to help them acquire new donors and effectively communicate their voice and messaging, helping ministries raise more funds. Through their Donor-Focused Strategic Marketing approach, they help ministries build strong relationships with their donors through every channel including…
The Day I Stopped Fundraising By Zenet Maramara
Stop Fundraising! I was a fundraiser for Asian Theological Seminary in Manila for ten years. I began that job at the time when the American-founded seminary began to nationalize its leadership and faculty after twenty years. It made sense that funding needed to be nationalized also and to start local fundraising. I had no formal…
What's Your New Big Ministry Idea? By Patrick Johnson
What’s driving your new big ministry idea! There are four big ideas that should be driving your big ministry idea: Compelling Strategy, Maximized Leverage, Bold Vision and Effective Mission. These big ideas are an integral part of church life. In fact, it’s likely that you’ve talked about one or more of them as a part…
Empower Your Board By Tom Okarma
Effective fundraising and donor relationships are part of board service. But many agencies tend to overlook one of the most critical — and yet often most effective — tools for improving fundraising for nonprofits — the board. It’s no secret that best practices of successful nonprofit boards include fundraising. Often, board candidates are told during…
Outcomes Academy Online: Sharpen Your Edge
Sharpen Your Leadership Edge Enroll in the Outcomes Academy January Session It’s time to mark your calendars and plan now to sharpen your edge by enrolling in Christian Leadership Alliance’s January Outcomes Academy Online. SAVE THE DATES This year the registration for the Outcomes Academy deadline is January 8, 2018 Classes begin for all those…
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