by Mark Brooks | | Blog
There are 2 deadly mistakes that churches make with their donors that are easily corrected. Since this week is Thanksgiving I thought I would write about one of the biggest mistakes churches make in raising funds, taking their donors for granted and failing to thank...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Who is to blame for the decline in giving? Americans are giving 28% less to the church today than in 1968 a leading study shows. What is amazing is that Americans incomes have risen by 148%. So, we make more and give less. Again, who is to blame for that? We love...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
To be fully funded here is what you need to know and do about the state of church giving. Recently empty tomb, inc. released their annual report on giving entitled, “The State of Church Giving Through 2016: What Do Denominational Leaders Want to Do with $368...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
If you want to improve giving get a story, work your story, tell people about your story and they will give to support that story! This has been one of my major mantra’s that I give to clients. By story I mean, what you and your church are accomplishing. What...
by Mark Brooks | | Blog
Whether you live on the coast or not there are 5 lessons from Hurricane Florence that every church MUST learn from. Its hurricane season and we just watched what could have been a much worse storm impact our East Coast. As the storm moved closer to shore I began to...