Developing a new financial model begins with an inventory of assets and liabilities
Conventional thinking about raising new money will not be as effective as in the past, so institutional leaders need to think differently.
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Finding a sustainable financial model for Christian institutions
Rather than fretting about growing revenue streams or cutting costs, it’s time to create new models for Christian congregations and related organizations. That starts with knowing how to read a balance sheet.
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Questions to guide organizational change during tough economic times
Sometimes institutional leaders are focused on survival. These questions can help shift thinking toward thriving, even in a climate of scarcity.
Ken Carter: Rediscovering ancient-future practices of stewardship
There are three New Testament models of stewardship: the beggar, the patron and the tentmaker. Can we re-imagine these roles for a new age? asks a UMC bishop.
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Fundraising is not one person's work
Ministry leaders must work collaboratively to think about all assets of an organization and how they can grow together.
Missy Sherburne: Donors want to know where their money is going
A tax-deduction thank-you letter is no longer enough. Donors today want to know more, so transparency and accountability are critical to a nonprofit's success, says an executive with DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding website for public school teachers.
Young donors want to support causes, not institutions
To grow their financial base, Christian leaders will need to show how their work is transforming communities.
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Church youth become philanthropists
Teenagers at an Episcopal church in a wealthy Connecticut town learn about giving by making grants to local organizations.
Innovation and the bottom line
Maintaining a creative institutional culture doesn’t mean abandoning the budget. A free resource explores how innovation and business thinking can -- and should -- exist together.
Seventy volunteers formed a bucket brigade to move 7 metric tons of dirt up four steep flights of steps to fill 50 kiddie pools that make up the rooftop garden that will serve two nearby food pantries. Photo courtesy of Metro Baptist Church
Big impact in the Big Apple
Metro Baptist Church and its sister nonprofit, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, have made the most of resources to create a thriving ministry to the poor in Hell’s Kitchen with a small budget and staff.
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