Fundraisers Must Know Their Relationship with Money
“We will never be able to ask for money if we do not know how we ourselves relate to money.” (Nouwen, p. 27) Fundraising is not for people who are […]
Fundraising Creates a Community of Love
“Indeed, if we raise funds for the creation of a community love, we are helping God build the kingdom.” (Nouwen, p. 25) Fundraising as an activator of generosity helps create […]
Fundraising Helps the Kingdom of God to Come
“The kingdom is where God provides for all that we need. It is the realm of sufficiency where we are no longer pulled here and there by anxiety about having […]
Fundraising Transforms the Fundraiser
“If we (the fundraiser) comes back from asking someone for money and we feel exhausted and showehow tainted by unspiritual activity, there is something wrong.” (Nouwen, p. 21) Fundraising should […]
Fundraising Gives People a Spiritual Vision
“By giving people a spiritual vision, we want them to experience that they will in fact benefit by making their resources available to us.” (Nouwen, p. 19) Fundraising is not […]
Jesus Helps Us to Multiply the Impact of Our Generosity
“When Jesus fed five thousand people with only five loaves of bread and two fish, he was showing us how God’s love can multiply the effects of our generosity.” (Nouwen, […]
Fundraising Often Happens More Effectively in the Marketplace
“In fundraising, people who work in the marketplace are often wiser than people who work in the church.” (Nouwen, p. 18) Despite having the greatest spiritual foundation and motivation for […]
Fundraising is a Call to Conversion
“Fundraising is always a call to conversion.” (Nouwen, p. viii) Both the fundraiser and the donor are called to conversion. The act of asking for funds and the act of […]
Fundraising is an Act of Proclamation
“Fundraising is proclaiming what we believe in such a way that we offer other people an opportunity to participate with us in our vision and mission.” (Nouwen, p. viii) Fundraising […]
Fundraising is as Spiritual as . . .
“Fundraising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry.” (Nouwen, p. vii) Fundraising is embedded within the core of […]