“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
“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, […]
“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 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 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 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 […]