Donor Development

As churches begin to accept the reality about church giving declines, they’re recognizing that old mindsets must be rooted out and new ones forged. One mindset being reexamined is the Pastor’s role in stewardship.

Leaders are often neglected. By nature, they’re not squeaky wheels. But we all know that without encouragement and guidance, even leaders can tap out. So, how are you pouring into your GIVING LEADERS?

Understanding the differences in demographics can be useful, but could there be flaws in this pursuit, too? Could our messaging miss the mark when we pigeonhole people by their age?

Churches have been collecting giving data on members and guests for years. But what are they doing with all that information?

If your leadership wants better visibility into the church's true financial health and projectable future, you may need a giving system that includes enterprise-level church analytics. If they want to minister more effectively, you definitely do.

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Sustained generosity doesn’t come from offering online giving. Or an annual sermon on tithing. And not even from the various fundraising or stewardship tactics churches attempt. It's a result of at least these 7 critical influences.

The term donor engagement describes something that doesn’t just happen or that givers necessarily would do on their own. It's you asking your givers what matters most to them. Because where they feel included, appreciated, and engaged, they will invest their efforts and resources.

In today’s busy world and even busier online landscape, it’s not easy to know how to keep donors engaged. There has never been more competition for your givers’ attention and more easy-to-find, worthy recipients for their generosity. But it's worth the effort.

Donor stewardship describes the intentional practice of building a relationship with givers. If we focus on giving--apart from a person's overall engagement with their church--we're already on the wrong foot.