Have you sent out a newsletter or other request for donations this month? It could be the most productive workday you’ll spend…
Entries Tagged as 'Fundraising'
A Church Plant Proposal
September 21st, 2009 No Comments
So you’ve been called to plant a new church and now you’re elbow-deep in fundraising. You’re probably approaching organizations as well as high-worth individuals for financial support…
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Fundraising – Turn a No into a Yes
September 16th, 2009 No Comments
I hear this all the time working with church planters, “I talked to that church today and they said they didn’t have money to support us.” Well of course they said that. What church, especially in this economy, is going to say, “Oh, thank you for calling. We’ve been wondering what we were going to [...]
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Ten Church Planting Money Saving Tips
April 15th, 2009 2 Comments
Budgets for church planting are shrinking everywhere as church and planting organizations tighten the belt to ride out the economic downturn. But this isn’t slowing church planters down who are among the most innovative people on the planet. Here are a few money saving tips:
1. Website: Its important to have a well designed and functioning [...]
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a Newsletter Hook
March 20th, 2009 1 Comment
Here’s something we can learn from a company that uses advanced online and email marketing strategies: their newsletter contains some compelling headline and interesting image, but you have to click through…
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Mass Email: don’t get caught in a spam filter
March 2nd, 2009 No Comments
The Baltimore Sun has reposted a list of 100 words you should not use in an email subject line. Some are obvious, but here are a few that church planters might use:
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Fundraising: How To Make Your Presentation
October 20th, 2008 1 Comment
Before you make a pitch there are a few preliminaries.
Know who you are presenting to. Find out who the decision makers are and make sure they are in the room. Find out what is the largest contribution they have given and if they have given to church planting in the past. This will give you [...]
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Fundraising: How To Make Your Letter Stand Out
October 13th, 2008 1 Comment
Have you ever sent out a fundraising letter that was written to perfection but never received a response? If you have ever sent letter out the answer is probably yes. Churches gets lots of letters and appeal for support. Typically they go to the mailbox of the mission’s committee chairperson. He/she probably remembers to check [...]
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Fundraising: how to get them to open your email
September 22nd, 2008 No Comments
Hopefully you have such a magnetic and interesting personality that people would open an email from you just because it’s from you. But even then, everyone is inundated with so much email that you can’t be sure that your email will get serious attention just because it’s from you. You need to give them a [...]
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Fundraising: Develop a Strategy
September 17th, 2008 2 Comments
Fundraising is something that every church planter has to do, but few are good at. If you are planning on planting a church in 2009, now is the time to fundraise. It is best to raise funds from churches in the Fall. This is their normal budgeting cycle and when they are determining what projects/missions [...]
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