The Pastor's Guide to Fund-Raising Success: Step-by-step Details That Will Improve Your Church's Donor Program (Paperback)

by Dorsey E. Levell (Author), Wayne E. Groner (Author)

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Product Description
Fundraising does not happen just because you are doing God's work. Many pastors and other church leaders understand the need for money to fund church ministries, but too many of them do not understand the role of fund raising as an integral part of church activities. This remarkable guide makes the fund-raising process less mysterious and frightening and more manageable and useful. The Rev. Dr. Dorsey E. Levell and Wane E. Groner tell you how to plan, organize and implement fund raising in conjunction with other church programs. This comprehensive guide covers the three types of fund raising programs, annual giving, capital campaign, and endowment, as well as how to ask for major gifts and what to do when you get turned down. The appendices alone, which include a glossary of fund raising terms, a list of universities offering graduate degrees in non-profit studies, a list of helpful Internet sites, and sample contracts for consultants, make the book a great value.

Product Details

• Paperback: 215 pages
• Publisher: Bonus Books (May 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566251230
• ISBN-13: 978-1566251235
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,982,740 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Approaches To Fund Raising, February 15, 2000

By	Rev. John Chastain (Parsons, Kansas) - See all my reviews

After purchasing this book, and looking for more information that could help me improve my churches financial base, I was very pleased to find very practical and usable information rather than just a series of suggestions. This hands-on info is also complete with checklists, pledge cards, and year by year planning guides to help the busy pastor and save him time. There is no need to reinvent the wheel. By using this book you'll find a practical, easy to use approach for all types of fundraising. The book also uses tried and proven techniques that have worked across all denominational lines. I believe it will work if you are willing to work it. The book is a very practical approach if you are looking to help improve your churches donor program.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Pastor Holds the Keys, January 4, 2000

By	Kenneth A. Schnell (Independence, Missouri) - See all my reviews

Fundraising is not easy, but it is essential and can be learned if you are committed to be guided step by step through this well-designed resource.

If you are a pastor you must accept your significant role--not an exclusive one--but one that clearly supports the entire funding team.

The tables and appendices are wonderful reference tools!

Read Chapter 7 first and last and between all other chapters as well. It answers the WHY question that puts into perspective the importance of this book. It clearly hits the point of how stewardship and funding are related. They are---of course---not the same.

Use the Checklists and Celebrate Success sections at the end of each chapter. They will make THE difference.

The authors never lose sight of the fact that each word, paragraph, section and chapter clearly reminds us that this a book that deals with MINISTRY.

5.0 out of 5 stars Real church language, January 8, 2000

By	Larry R. Freund, Church Campaign Consultant (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews

I found this book chock full of REAL content for both pastors and lay people alike. You'll appreciate the "church related language" and the way it's organized for a simple or all-out effort in fund raising/stewardship. You can tell that the author has extensive field experience and comes from "being there, doing that" activity. As a professional fund raising consultant I recommend this work highly. Very readable, to the point, accurate and carefully researched. Highly recommended reading for the noviced or experienced pastor, or layperson, for that matter.