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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

Money, People, Machines Business

• To ¡produce ¡profit…More ¡Money
• Success is measured in a P&L

Money, People, Machines Ministry

• 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…

Money, People, Machines Business

• To ¡produce ¡profit…More ¡Money
• Success is measured in a P&L

Money, People, Machines Ministry

• 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

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

Funding Relationship Types:

Small Donors

• Newsletter
• Social Media
• Case

managers Medium Donors

• Relationship

Dependent

• Events
• Letters
• Small Dinners

Large Donor

• Executive

Director

• Board

Church Mission Funds

• All Staff

Events

• Volunteers
• Board
• Staff

Institutional Giving

• Corporate
• Government
• Foundations
• (E.D., Board)

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

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.

Expansion

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

• rganization

 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

Churches mission funds All Staff Events Volunteer led Limited Board involvement

Small Donors Case Mgrs.

Large Donor (ED, Board) Institutional (ED, Board) Corporate Government Foundations

Medium Donors 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