I talked last week about the importance of bringing your board up to speed on the principles of Transformational Giving and promised a few additional ideas on how to do just that.
“You should start by engaging your board in TG the same way you would engage your champions in your cause. By getting them involved. Allowing them to participate in the process. Inviting them to the table of development planning.” In addition to inviting your board members to attend a monthly training event...
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There are a lot of ministries out there coming to MIF training and learning a great deal about what Transformational Giving is all about and how to apply it to their ministry. And most of them are excited about the possibilities and potential of a scriptural based development strategy.But one question I hear repeatedly is, “how can I get my board to buy into these TG principles and strategy shifts for our organization?” The question is usually followed with something about their boards...
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At Mission Increase Foundation, we advocate a model of ministry in which the nonprofit invites and coaches people to do the ministry. Not give money to and offer prayers on behalf of the nonprofit so they can do it, but to do it themselves.
This model can be very appealing, as nonprofit leaders dream of equipping Owners to bring ever increasing numbers of people from their spheres of influence to participate with the cause.
This is indeed the goal, but we shouldn't kid ourselves about...
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Do you know who the greatest champion of your cause is? If not, I would suggest that it shouldn’t take any longer to figure this out than it takes to find a mirror and take a look.
Jesus knew the answer to this before the question was asked by Pilate in the book of John. In chapter 18 verse 37 Pilate asks Jesus, “So You are the King?” Jesus answered, “You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth...
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My four-year-old daughter achieved one of those bittersweet milestones this week, donning her navy and white uniform and marching off to her first day of preschool. She couldn’t have been more excited, and I spent the whole morning trying not to cry.
In addition to mom and dad, little brother, two aunts, two cousins and Grandma accompanied my daughter to the check-in and orientation at the school. Not that she needed us; she would have been just fine if we’d dropped her off at the curb.
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