Fundraising First Steps
Fundraising First Steps Fundraising first steps are those things that you should always do at the beginning. You just can’t get around them...
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Calling Your “Disciples”
Calling your “Disciples” Today’s post is a “Letter from the Almoner,” a fictional letter written to an imaginary...
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Our Bucket is Leaking!
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...
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Stewardship is only 10% about Church
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...
Read moreHurricanes – 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...
Read moreBuild 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...
Read moreGo 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...
Read moreTime, 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...
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