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Fundraising First Steps
Fundraising first steps are those things that you should always do at the beginning. You just can't get around them. The I went to a Knights of Columbus meeting over ... -
Calling Your "Disciples"
Today's post is a "Letter from the Almoner," a fictional letter written to an imaginary fundraiser who is dealing with a specific set of fundraising challenges. Sr. Veronica is trying ... -
Our Bucket is Leaking!
The perils of donor attrition. Dear Fr. Zagloba, I was talking to Carmen about the church budget and she mentioned that one of the big problems is that our revenue ... -
Stewardship is only 10% about Church
Stewardship has a bad reputation! Dear Fr. Zagloba, I ate lunch with Mrs. Sanderson yesterday and we got to talking about doing a stewardship renewal campaign at St. Catherine's. She ... -
Hurricanes - A time for talents
Get ready to serve! Dear Fr. Zagloba, I'm sitting at home watching the hurricane winds roll in. Rain moving horizontally is quite the sight to see. The Food Bank is ... -
Build an army of volunteer fundraisers
Dear Mrs. Sanderson, I'm so sorry to hear that you're feeling discouraged. I can completely understand that feeling of "I just can't do this." I went through a season as ... -
Go therefore and make... stewards? No! Disciples!
Dear Fr. Zagloba, I can understand why you don't want to jump into a full-blown annual stewardship campaign right now. Your concern that the focus on making a commitment to ... -
Time, Talent, and the Fish with a Golden Tooth
Dear Fr. Zagloba, I just read a book that you need to look at. We need to discuss it in depth, maybe as a Pastoral Council. It is called 'Grateful ...
