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The Value of a Good Coach
What is the value of a good coach? It is often the difference between winning and losing. This past weekend like a lot of Americans I watched football to recover from all the Thanksgiving eating I...
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The No. 1 Question I Get Asked Is a Question That Can’t Be Answered
The no. 1 question I get asked is a question that can’t be answered. That question is, “How much do you think we can raise in a capital campaign.” The honest truthful answer is no one knows until all...
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How You Start Determines Where You Will End Up
In capital campaigns how you start determines where you will end up. My mentor, Dave Sutherland used to say, “You never have to recover from a good start.” Most churches get off to a bad start before...
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If the Only Time You Think About Money is in a Capital Campaign You Might Be...
If the only time you think about money is in a capital campaign you might be in trouble. Most preachers hate to talk about money. We shy away from the subject fearing that if we talk about money and...
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How End of Year Giving Can Help Your Capital Campaign
End of year giving brings in around 25% of charitable giving so you need to know how end of year giving can help your capital campaign. From Thanksgiving to the last day of the year non-profit...
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How Many Years Should a Campaign Run?
One of the frequent questions I am asked is, “How many years should a campaign run?” It is a good question. The answer as with most every question is, it depends. There are many factors that go into...
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It Is a New Day For The Charis Group
It is a new day for The Charis Group! We are merging with the leading stewardship firm in our industry, Horizons Stewardship Horizons On October first of this year The Charis Group will merge with...
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I Should Have Retained Your Services 6 Months Ago
“I should have retained your services 6 months ago,” was the comment a pastor not long ago texted me after his do it yourself campaign failed right before his eyes. Sadly this is not the first time I...
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Why You Need to be Careful What You Promise
Ask George Bush Sr. why you need to be careful what you promise. The elder Bush when he ran for president the first time made this promise. Then after he got into the White House guess what? He had...
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6 Mistakes That Will Cause a Break Down
There are 6 mistakes that will cause a break down for your next capital campaign. When you take a road trip the last thing you want is to be stuck on the side of the road. Ignoring basic steps of...
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Announcing! Major Changes at The Charis Group
Announcing! Major changes at The Charis Group are coming soon! Raising dollars for projects or to pay off debt has become increasingly difficult these days. Our society is in the midst of great...
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6 Unrealistic Expectations That Can Doom Your Campaign
Do you know the 6 unrealistic expectations that can doom your campaign? Unrealistic expectations set back many churches as they begin the process of developing their project and also setting up a...
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A Good Consultant Raises You More Than Money
When it comes to getting help for your next capital campaign you need to realize that a good consultant raises you more than money. I get that you are reading this because in all probability you need...
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How You Start Determines Where You Will End Up
In capital campaigns how you start determines where you will end up. My mentor, Dave Sutherland used to say, “You never have to recover from a good start.” Most churches get off to a bad start before...
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8 Keys to a Successful Capital Campaign
Before you start raising funds for that project you are planning you need to know the 8 keys to a successful capital campaign. I get asked all the time how much I think a particular church can raise...
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Can Your Campaign Consultant Help With This Week’s Offering?
Can your campaign consultant help with this week’s offering? If not you need to look for another consultant. If the only time you are thinking about giving is when you hold a capital campaign you...
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Do We Still Have Time For a Campaign?
Do we still have time? One question we get asked a lot is, “Do we still have time for a campaign?” It’s a great question and one of the key ones you should be asking. The timing of a capital campaign...
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If You Think a Capital Campaign Will Increase Your Giving You Might Be in For...
If you think a capital campaign will increase your giving you might be in for a surprise. That statement might shock you coming from a stewardship firm’s blog. Yet our empirical data has proven this...
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The 3 M’s of Debt Reduction
One of our consultants Herb Buwalda, has developed a great plan for churches that focuses upon the 3 M’s of debt reduction. As anyone in the stewardship industry will tell you raising funds to pay off...
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Why Not Just Have One Fund?
Instead of continually taking up offerings for everything under the sun why not just have one fund that takes care of everything including capital needs? The idea is to take up only one offering and...
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