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Implementation Manual for a Local Church: Planned Giving Program (Planned Gift Partnership Program Series)

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This book is one in a series of three that also includes a Pastor's Manual and a committee workbook, all published by Riverview Press. (Its actual title has no colon.)

Together, the three books provide an excellent introductory overview of the subject of planned giving, especially as it applies at the local church level, along with practical advice on how to organize and conduct a local church planned giving campaign. To the best of my knowledge, this series is the only one of its kind, in addressing the unique concerns and challenges that lay church committees face when they consider conducting such a campaign.

The author of these books is uniquely qualified. Dr. Elam is an ordained minister whose interests in fund-raising arose through his involvement on the board of a church-related college, then administrative posts at two major universities, and finally through his own consulting business which specializes in nonprofit organization planned giving campaigns.