
Articles and Devotionals
to help you in your fundraising journey
Can You Answer Five Donor Questions?
When missionaries stumble over questions on funding appointments, they telegraph shallow thinking. Donors pick it up immediately. So do your homework!
My Unexpected God-incident Moment with MPD
Over 40 years ago when I married my husband, Pete, we started “living by faith” as it was often referred to. There was no budget. But I have to say God was faithful…
The Two R’s of Fear in MPD!
As a young Gospel worker, I faced fear every time I thought about calling someone to set an MPD appointment. It was not only the phone call that scared me—merely thinking about the phone call scared me!
Two Lessons I have Learnt about Donor Ministry (from the donors themselves!)
Since launching TWAM (a discipling ministry to public school teachers all over Zambia) I realized I must increase my funding significantly.
“Going Ahead Afraid!”
I was once told that perseverance is “going ahead afraid.” That is, “do what is right even though you are fearful.” I found those three words to be true in funding, but it took a kick in the pants to put it into practice.
Final Reminders for Your (Heartfelt) End-of-Year Appeal Letter
If you have not yet sent your end-of-year or start-of-year appeal, it’s not too late! But you must act quickly.
What Donors Want: In Your Newsletters (Part II)
“J” is a faithful giving partner of many missionaries for many years, she understands giving and receiving. I asked her and her husband to respond to these questions about missionary newsletters
Do You “Hijack” Conversations?
Conversation hijacking occurs daily in life, but do gospel-workers also do it?
Coronavirus and Fundraising?
With the Coronavirus pandemic shutting down much of the world, what can you do now in fundraising?