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Mind Set and Method to the Funding of the Mission Right Thinking Prayer Stating the Case Planning Well

Understanding ¡Money’s ¡place ¡in ¡ Ministry Business Money, People, Machines • To ¡produce ¡profit…More ¡Money • Success is measured in a P&L Ministry Money, People, Machines • To further the Kingdom of ¡God…. Accomplish the Mission . • Success is harder to measure but more money is not the bottom line, ¡it ¡is ¡a ¡tool ¡in ¡the ¡shed;Ϳ ¡to ¡be ¡used ¡to ¡produce ¡the ¡Father’s ¡ desired fruit and more FRUIT.

Fund Raising IS MINISTRY.  Jesus spoke most about the Kingdom ◦ John ¡15: ¡ ¡Abide ¡in ¡Me…..Fruit ¡and ¡Branch  Secondly He spoke about $.  8 of 10 parables in Matthew 9 of 12 parables in Luke dealt with money in one way or another. * ¡“ I do not want to do fund raising .” •

Impact ¡Eternity… Business Money, People, Machines • To ¡produce ¡profit…More ¡Money • Success is measured in a P&L Ministry Money, People, Machines • To further the Kingdom of ¡God…. Accomplish the Mission . • Success is harder to measure but more money is not the bottom line, ¡it ¡is ¡a ¡tool ¡in ¡the ¡shed;Ϳ ¡to ¡be ¡used ¡to ¡produce ¡the ¡Father’s ¡ desired fruit and more FRUIT.

Who is Humphrey Monmouth?  You are not a beggar!  You are boldly providing an opportunity to join God in what He is doing.

A Mistake that leads to ineffectiveness Knowing the Plight of the Fatherless is knowledge. Knowing God’s ¡heart ¡ for the Fatherless is a gift. One of our jobs is to inform and share a gift.

Making the Case  Know your audience  Meet them where they are  Lynn in Macys - Feel the heart of God  Hurricane Sandy  Video  Christian Mentoring as the answer  Provide a part they can play that they can visualize

Funding the Mission Creative ! Prayer led Thy Have ¡fun… Kingdom Non- Come Banquet Diversified Many Legs Locally to the Sensitive Funding Table

Funding Relationship Types: Church Mission Institutional Small Donors Medium Donors Large Donor Events Funds Giving • Newsletter • Relationship • Executive • All Staff • Volunteers • Corporate Dependent Director • Social Media • Board • Government • Events • Board • Case • Staff • Foundations managers • Letters • (E.D., Board) • Small Dinners

Churches

Churches The Most Long Term Stable Money, Yet It Takes Patience to Develop  Relationships with pastors and mission committee  All Staff are Local Missionaries  Ask through the mail right after a mentor recruiting presentation in the church.*  Follow up to both pastor and mission committee  Be sensitive to language differences between denominations.

Individual Donors

Individual Donors  Small to Medium  Nurture Interested People  Newsletter * Quality….(Communicating ¡God’s ¡ heart)  Year end…Nov./Dec. ¡ letter  Specific Projects  Speaking in Churches  Events

Medium: Small dinner ministry presentations for up to 20 couples. Executive Director Dinner or Staff Dinner

Relationship Centered Support  Staff personal support  Living room presentations  Monthly ¡‘prayer ¡letter’ ¡with ¡ envelope  Board Member Dinner Party  Table Captain  Mentor Dinner

Expansion Funding Expansion 1. Establish Budget ($48,000 - $4,000/mo.) 2. Raise one years expenses and ½ ¡monthly… ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ (VISION) 1. Foundations – Start up Grant 2. Large Donors – Start up and monthly One year new budget up front Last new ministry we started I asked one couple for $24,000 plus $1,000/monthly. Received $10,000 plus $1,000/month. (Founders) 3. Dinners with Medium Donors (fun) One time and monthly on response form.

EVENTS

Large Events (2 or 3)* These can kill you or bless you  Make sure you protect your staff so ministry continues  Use volunteers (many side benefits)  Quality events transfers to the perception of the organization  Sports, golf, run, luxury box sports dinner, auction, play (Be creative)  FUN…Communicate ¡your ¡mission…God’s ¡heart.  Build short program towards monthly pledge.

Institutional Giving

LIYG Funding Sources (2003) Corporate and Event money was good

LIYM Funding Sources (2011)

Funding Focus Quadrants Events Churches mission funds Volunteer led All Staff Limited Board involvement Small Donors Institutional (ED, Board) Case Mgrs. Large Donor Corporate (ED, Board) Government Medium Donors Foundations All staff 1. Establish a plan for each quadrant; who does what and when. 2. Plot it on the annual fund development calendar. 3. Work the plan.

Questions?  John Cragg Jcragg@liyouthmentoring.com  www.Youth-Mentoring.com