We all feel it. Prices are up. Why mail a paper newsletter (i.e. $$$) when email is free?

 As a “donor,” what has been your experience in receiving thank-you’s?

My friend hit the 80% glass ceiling! At 80% you can pay your bills—you can “get-by!” But 80% is not the same as full funding.

If you are emotionally drained, fundraising is overwhelming! Phoning a potential donor feels like climbing Mt Everest all alone. Your heart is right, but you are out of gas. The ducks are winning!

Though most believers are not joyless givers, they’re not joyful givers either. Their giving brings them the same joy as paying a parking fine.

Last week a giving-partner, “Gary,” wrote to say he “reads our newsletters all the way through.” I was glad to hear this. And a bit surprised!

The Stewardship Foundation in the United Kingdom published a survey showing how much time mission workers spent to keep their giving partners informed.

What seven words will bring you new ministry partners?

In the midst of bailouts, layoffs, credit squeezes, and slowdowns what is your fundraising strategy?