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7 best practices for reaching your church’s budget goals

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November 15, 2015 at 1:10 pm.

As I read the Puget Sound Business Journal a few months ago — in print, I might add — I stumbled across an article titled, “7 ways to make a real connection and realize a real return on that sponsorship.” The author, Adam Worchester, made seven points about how corporate non-profit sponsors can motivate their employees to form a deeper bond with the cause they’re supporting.

I found the advice to be spot-on, so I decided to “steal” Worchester’s seven points and rewrite them specifically for churches. What follows are the seven best practices for reaching your church’s budget goals.

How messaging tech can drive fundraising efforts

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November 15, 2015 at 11:05 am.

Did you know that everyone with a mobile phone — even if it’s not a smart phone — has access to SMS (text) messaging? And, virtually everyone knows how to use it.

It’s time to work smarter, not harder

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September 16, 2015 at 12:22 pm.

Simple church can feel incredibly complex at times. There are always more people to reach. There is always more ministry that can be done.

3 myths pastors believe about church giving technology

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September 16, 2015 at 11:05 am.

Imagine a church experience where the pastor stands before the congregation, casting a vision. There’s a family in need. A building needs repairs. A project requires a bit more funding. All the things that your church loves to get behind because it makes a huge difference in the community.

Kick off fall with more members? There’s a (free!) app for that

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August 10, 2015 at 3:54 pm.

As families return from summer vacation, there’s no better time than autumn to grow the church. Fortunately, mobilizing and streamlining those growth efforts — even on the go — just got easier with a one-year, free app giveaway from Redmond, WA-based eChurchGiving and Pushpay.

Phase 5: giving & follow-up

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August 1, 2015 at 3:35 pm.

The fifth and final phase of a capital campaign is all about a commitment to consistent communication. Here, Paul Gage explains why this is so critical, and how to make sure it happens.

Only 42% of churches accept online donations — new survey results

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August 1, 2015 at 3:25 pm.

Only 42% of churches accept online donations. This stat was one of the eye-opening revelations uncovered by Dunham + Company in their latest church survey. Perhaps more startling though, is that of those churches who do offer a digital option, they only see 11 percent to 13 percent of their total contributions come through that method, on average. To better understand these numbers, and what churches can do to improve upon them, I jumped on a call with Rick Dunham, president and CEO of Dunham + Company.

Intelligent church giving: making sense of marketplace mumbo jumbo

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August 1, 2015 at 3:06 pm.

Data and technology provide church leaders with new ways of thinking about how to overcome financial challenges or fund growing ministry opportunities. Consequently, there are a lot of new concepts and topics being discussed across ministry circles. Before you write off the ideas as “marketplace mumbo-jumbo,” let’s consider a few reasons why they might be applicable to your ministry.

PHASE 4: Commitment

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May 13, 2015 at 3:40 pm.

For church leaders, preparing for a capital campaign “commitment service” is similar to football coaches preparing for the Super Bowl. Here, Paul Gage weighs in on how to maximize this giving experience.

Proof that adding mobile giving won’t increase your church’s budget

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May 13, 2015 at 2:06 pm.

A few months ago, I sat down for coffee with a young executive pastor. He was technologically savvy, ambitious and full of positivity as his church had seen triple-digit growth in the last few years.

As soon as the topic of church software came up, his countenance changed.