What's the Big Idea? |
Jan 11, 2011 |
If you've been around Mission Increase Foundation for any length of time, you know that we're pretty fond of big ideas. Over the past year we've thought and shared quite a few of them in our local workshops, so I thought it might be nice to condense them into a year-end review post. For all you big picture folks, this one's for you!
Engagement: The Heart of your Development Program
The perilous effects of philanthropic and ministry professionalization and contrasting call to true biblical Koinonia.
Understanding the role of the non-profit as a church renewal movement.
Big Idea #1: Engagement is about Growth...not of budgets and buildings...but of our champions!
Definition of Engagement - (1) A champion moves from P to E when they acknowledge a mutual accountability relationship (2) with you (individually and corporately) (3) so that they might learn how to effectively use their gifts to bear fruit for the cause.
Big Idea #2: Engagement is not a "works righteousness" approach, it is a "works sanctification" approach.
Big Idea #3: Engagement is NOT a different kind of activity, or an increase of activity; it's a commitment to coaching champions.
Big Idea #4: Anyone can coach in Engagement by relying on the 3 E's.
Equip - Facilitating your champions to DO something (counterfeit - encouragement) Experience - Providing a tangible encounter with the cause (counterfeit - emotion) Education - Providing continual teaching about the cause (counterfeit - inform)
Grant Writing - It's a Partnership
Big Idea #1: Foundations are more than sources of funding.
Big Idea #2: TG (Transformational Giving) grant activity is about discerning God's choice of foundation partners to accomplish His purpose.
Big Idea #3: TG & boiler plate proposals don't mix.
Transformational Databases (Webinar) - From Data File to Donor Scrapbook
Big Idea #1: The goal of your database: Discipleship, not dollars.
When our data doesn't match God's data, our purposes won't match God's purposes!
Big Idea #2: Tran$actional data = Tran$actional relationships; Transformational data = Transformative Relationships
Def of transformation - "Any significant and lasting transition in your life wherein you switch from one substantial perspective or practice to something wholly different that genuinely alters you at a basic level." [George Barna]
Big Idea #3: Don't track anything your donors wouldn't want you to know.
Thanking and Receipting - Moving Beyond Mere Appreciation to Commending and Coaching Champions
Big idea #1: Thank God only and commend your champions.
Big idea #2: Commendation is the beginning of coaching.
Big idea #3: Coaching requires preparation.
Big idea #4: Not every gift should be commended.
Fundraising Banquets - The Harvest is Still Plentiful
Big idea #1: Collecting checks is not enough.
Big idea #2: Banquets are not a one night stand.
Giving Circles (Webinar) - One of the Most Important Trends in Fundraising You've Never Heard of
Definition of a Giving Circle - A giving circle is a small, informal group of 8?12 individuals who pool their funds together for charitable purposes. They meet regularly to socialize, determine giving priorities, consider options and make combined charitable gifts.
Big idea #1: Champions will engage in ministry, finding ways around you if necessary.
Big idea #2: Everything old is new again…
3 D's: Direct Involvement; Disintermediation; Discipleship Need
Big Idea #3: People will engage directly in ministry; they won’t necessarily do so effectively.
The Board's Greatest Gift -
Big Idea #1: Three duties of the board: Duty of Care, Loyalty, Obedience...
From which comes the boards Fiduciary responsibility to provide accountability for the organization (both legal and moral) as "owners."
Big Idea #2: Discerning The Role of the Board
Connect to the Ownership: Seeking the will & wisdom of God as well as the broader community Set Policy Delegate Policy (single-point of delegation: CEO) Monitor & EvaluateBig Idea #3: In Search of a Working Model: Board as Governors
Big Idea #4: The board’s Greatest Gift…to themselves and you as an ED...a set of well done policies.
Four types of Policy: Ends to be accomplished: (3R's) - Right results, for the right people, at the right cost Means (aka Executive limitations) - What we will not do to achieve the Ends Board-Staff Relationship - How the board will delegate it's authority Board Process - How the board will function and grow itself.Big Idea #5: The Board is not Staff - addressing the board’s role in fundraising and strategic planning.
Direct Mail - Roadmap to Riches
DM = Discipleship Mail Redeeming the pen for the glory of God and the good of His people!
Big idea #1: Don’t ask strangers for money.
Big idea #2: Giving is both a response to and vehicle of God’s grace.
Big idea #3: Well-coached (and grace-filled) champions urgently plead to give and get involved when an opportunity arises!
Big idea #4: Biblical DM is cause-focused & dictated by your champions' need.
Question #3: ‘What other ministries are practicing TG and what can we learn from them?’
Answers: You have to listen to the podcast...it was a great one!
That's a lot of big thinking! You can be sure that with the new year will come many new "big ideas." We've been hard at work praying and studying over the past few months in preparation for this year's slate of workshops and we're excited about the things that God is continuing to reveal to us as we study His word. We do hope that you consider joining us for our upcoming workshops! Consider it an invitation to think obediently, think big, and think collaboratively with God and others for our good and the good of our communities.
Jan 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM I never leave a Mission Increase Seminar full.. it is like an appetizer that make you hungry to learn more.. more about proper ministry relationships.. more about spiritual protocol in business and in the church. These blogs are helpful in feeding the quest for information after a seminar! Thanks Justin!