Stewardship Blog
Insights into the world of church capital campaigns, annual stewardship appeals, planned giving, major donors, and stewardship basics from over 30 years of experience.
Steps Before a Church Capital Campaign
It is a process preparing for a big fundraising project. We advocate embracing these 4 strategies before a church capital campaign.
The 7 Steps of Stewardship-based Church Capital Campaign
Not all capital campaigns are created equal. When working in the church, it takes a different approach from the secular world and a spiritual understanding of the effort. As you are getting started with a church capital campaign, follow the steps below and you’re on the track to be successful.
Plan An Annual Stewardship Campaign
Most churches plan an annual stewardship campaign in the fall. A well-run, thoughtful campaign will take you 5-6 months at a steady pace (or at least 3 if you’re sprinting).
36 Stewardship in Scripture Passages, Parables & Prayers
Educate church members on the meaning of stewardship with bulletin inserts, sermons, homilies, and reflections based stewardship in scripture.
Church Member Engagement: Research Says
The keys to church member engagement are: involvement in decision making, connecting socially, and engagement as a volunteer.
4 Catholic Church Annual Reports to Copy this Year
We share what we love about our favorite recent church annual reports from some Catholic clients in church capital campaign follow up phase.
Additional Resources
A Few Other Posts We’ve Created for Our Subscribers
Steps Before a Church Capital Campaign
It is a process preparing for a big fundraising project. We advocate embracing these 4 strategies before a church capital campaign.
The 7 Steps of Stewardship-based Church Capital Campaign
Not all capital campaigns are created equal. When working in the church, it takes a different approach from the secular world and a spiritual understanding of the effort. As you are getting started with a church capital campaign, follow the steps below and you’re on the track to be successful.
Church Capital Campaign Pledge Card Samples
It may seem like a simple task to create a capital campaign pledge card, but many variations will impact your pledging results.
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