by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Are you planning a giving series? I am working on a new book on how to preach on giving so I have been thinking about this topic. I believe you need to regularly preach on giving. I once heard George Barna say that it takes three years to bring a donor up to...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
It is budget planning time! For many of you this is the time that you are beginning to put the pieces together for next year’s budget. One of the biggest mistakes churches make is in their budget planning. As the saying goes you have to start right to end right. ...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
“10,000 people are turning 65 every day – a demographic shift that promises surprising change for nonprofits and fundraisers.” That was a recent headline and quote from, “The Chronicle of Philanthropy” along with the picture at the right. Have you considered...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
I was asked recently by a church what was the key factor in raising funds and for me the answer is a compelling vision! As we wind down the year and start thinking of our end of year appeals our “ask” must have a compelling vision behind it. Yet how do you arrive at...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
Now is the time to start thinking about your end of your giving strategy! I know we are still in the last days of summer and you might be trying to recover from a summer slump but before we know it November will be here and that is the beginning month of your crucial...
by Mark Brooks | | The Stewardship Coach, Volume 2
“I should know that but I don’t.” That was the response I got a few weeks ago when I asked a staff member of one of America’s largest churches how many giving units the church had. The irony is that his title is Pastor of Stewardship! Now before you get super...
