Cesie Delve Scheuermann
Cesie Delve Scheuermann is consultant in grant writing and stewardship/development working with the Conference. From 2008-12 she was the Conference Lay Leader for the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.
Blog Posts
Inspiring Generosity: Is The Offering Plate Relevant? You Respond: Pro - 5/31/2023
In the first of a series - check out what you had to say about the "pros" of passing the offering plate.
Inspiring Generosity: Is the Offering Plate Relevant? - 5/24/2023
What do you think? Pass the plate or not? Here are a few pros and cons (and some history to boot!). I'd love to hear from you.
Inspiring Generosity: Millennials May Have More to Give than You Think - 5/17/2023
Boomers and the Greatest Generation are more often motivated to give out of a sense of loyalty. They have a profound respect for and love of institutions like the church. For Millennials, that’s not enough. They want to give to an organization or congregation that they believe is changing the world and matches with their values.
Inspiring Generosity: Beyond Happiness: There’s Something Else - 5/10/2023
We all want to be happy. But maybe there's something more. Maybe the church can be a key player in making it happen.
Inspiring Generosity: The One Person You Want on Your Team - 5/3/2023
If you’re lucky, you’ll have one person on your Finance team who will ask hard questions...That person may help you avert disaster. This is a person who can help you and your congregation be sure your feet are planted on firm ground.
Inspiring Geneorsity: Do You Want to Venmo? - 4/26/2023
Venmo has been around for awhile. But now your church can access this additional way of giving. Check it out and see if it's a fit.
Inspiring Generosity: Your Spreadsheets Tell a Story - 4/19/2023
Do you love spreadsheets? Shockingly, not everyone does. How can you tell their story so that everyone understands their importance?
Inspiring Generosity: How “Hairspray” Healed Me - 4/12/2023
"If you haven’t recently recognized the power of music in worship, it’s time to do so. Through the many ways we are inspired by it – traditional, contemporary, rock, rap, jazz – music has the power to transform and heal and help us through our grief."
Inspiring Generosity: 5 Tips for the Small(ish) Church Website - 4/5/2023
We all know that small churches have some advantages over large ones. Check out how your website can be inviting to the stranger who might be looking for a new spiritual home.
Inspiring Generosity: What Does it Mean? Inflation Adjusted Dollars - 3/29/2023
This is the time to start educating yourself and your congregation about Inflation Adjusted Dollars so that there are no surprises when it comes time to set your budget or your stewardship goals this year.
Inspiring Generosity: 2 Ways to Work with Your MVAs (Most Valuable Assets) - 3/22/2023
Your MVA’s (Most Valuable Assets) aka volunteers, need love and nurturing…just like you. Spend a little time to think how to make their lives easier – and then guess what? Your life should be easier too.
Inspiring Generosity: 6 Ways to Stop Burning Out Your Volunteers - 3/15/2023
Recently, advice columnist "Ask Amy" got a heart-breaking letter. From a church volunteer. Here are six ways to treat your volunteers so they don't feel like they have to leave church because they are burned out.
Inspiring Generosity: A Gratitude Report that Emphasizes the Right Thing - 3/8/2023
A Gratitude Report that Emphasizes the Right Thing
Inspiring Generosity - 3/1/2023
4 Things about the Generational Report from Giving USA
Inspring Generosity - 2/22/2023
“You Can’t Tell Me God’s Not Real”: Interview with Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth
Inspiring Generosity - 2/15/2023
4 Things You Can Learn about Storytelling from The Boss
Inspiring Generosity - 2/8/2023
2 Ways to Help People Live into Their Legacy
Inspiring Generosity - 2/1/2023
Don’t Let the Valentine’s Trumpets Win
Inspiring Generosity - 1/25/2023
Don’t Cry for Me Amazon Smile
Inspiring Generosity - 1/18/2023
The Tale of Two Thank You Notes
Inspiring Generosity - 1/11/2023
What are Your Stewardship Goals for 2023?
Inspiring Generosity - 1/4/2023
Get Inspired for 2023! The Top Six Posts from 2022
Inspiring Generosity - 12/12/2022
Wait! 4 Things to Do Before Christmas
Inspiring Generosity - 12/7/2022
Scarcity or Abundance: A Plea for Understanding
Inspiring Generosity - 11/30/2022
6 Tips for a Great Christmas Letter
Inspiring Generosity - 11/23/2022
For Thanksgiving…Generosity: It’s in Your DNA
Inspiring Generosity - 11/16/2022
How to Tell a Three-Minute Story During Worship
Inspiring Generosity - 11/9/2022
Interview with Generosity Guru Ken Sloane
Inspiring Generosity - 11/2/2022
Don’t Go It Alone: Get Laity Involved
Inspiring Generosity - 10/26/2022
How’s Your Old House?
Inspiring Generosity - 10/19/2022
4 Reasons Why the Follow-up Letter is Important
Inspiring Generosity - 10/12/2022
OMG! Start Thinking about Year-End Mailings
Inspiring Generosity - 10/5/2022
No Way! Ten Years of “Inspiring Generosity”
Inspiring Generosity - 9/28/2022
It’s Time to Celebrate the Saints
Inspiring Generosity - 9/21/2022
The Surprising Generational Divide
Inspiring Generosity - 9/14/2022
Pay Attention: The Pew Study on the Future of Religion in the U.S. Blog Post
Inspiring Generosity - 9/7/2022
Unleash Generosity: Ask the Right Questions
Inspiring Generosity - 8/31/2022
We Can’t Do That. My Church is Full of Old People.
Inspiring Generosity - 8/24/2022
The Difference a Life Can Make
Inspiring Generosity - 8/17/2022
Don’t Hide Your Light
Inspiring Generosity - 8/3/2022
Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: An Interview with author Tyrone McKinley Freeman
Inspiring Generosity - 7/27/2022
Thinking about a Fall Pledge Campaign?
Inspiring Generosity - 7/20/2022
You Have Opposable Thumbs: Say Thank You
Inspiring Generosity - 7/13/2022
Is Your Budget a House of Cards?
Inspiring Generosity - 7/6/2022
Giving USA 2022: Highlights and 3 Things to Do
Inspiring Generosity - 6/29/2022
Getting a New Pastor? 3 Tips to Help Them (and You!) Inspire Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/22/2022
You’re Moving to a New Church. What Questions Should You Ask?
Inspiring Generosity - 6/15/2022
Should Clergy Tithe to Their Congregation? You Respond – Part 2
Inspiring Generosity - 6/8/2022
Should Clergy Tithe to Their Congregation? You Respond – Part 1
Inspiring Generosity - 6/1/2022
Should Clergy Tithe to Their Congregation?
Inspiring Generosity - 5/25/2022
Generosity in the Face of Grief - Again
Inspiring Generosity - 5/18/2022
Fund Raising for Social Change
Inspiring Generosity - 5/11/2022
Can Churches be Like Disneyland?
Inspiring Generosity - 5/4/2022
Inspiring Children and Young Adults to Give
Inspiring Generosity - 4/27/2022
4 Steps to Build a Better Story
Inspiring Generosity - 4/20/2022
Mistakes Will Be Made
Inspiring Generosity - 4/13/2022
The Main Event is Here
Inspiring Generosity - 4/6/2022
Leading Transformation: Avoid these Two Pitfalls
Inspiring Generosity - 3/30/2022
Why I Opened this Envelope
Inspiring Generosity - 3/23/2022
And the Winner Is...
Inspiring Generosity - 3/14/2022
6 Blogs You Should Be Reading
Inspiring Generosity - 3/9/2022
5 Stewardship Books to Read
Inspiring Geneorosity - 3/2/2022
40 Days to Start a New Habit
Inspiring Gernerosity - 2/23/2022
A $65K Challenge? O Me of Little Faith
Inspiring Generosity - 2/16/2022
Ethical Storytelling: An Interview with Caliopy Glaros
Inspiring Generosity - 2/9/2022
Is Online Worship the New Music Wars?
Inspiring Generosity - 2/2/2022
4 Wordle-Worthy Ideas for Your Congregation
Inspiring Generosity - 1/26/2022
3 Ways to Make Valentine's Day Memorable
Inspiring Generosity - 1/19/2022
Asking for Money is Scary
Inspiring Generosity - 1/12/2022
3 Generosity Lessons
Inspiring Generosity - 1/5/2022
It's Here! Your 2022 Stewardship Calendar
Inspiring Generosity - 12/15/2021
Top 8 (+ One) Inspiring Generosity Posts of 2021
Inspiring Generosity - 12/8/2021
How's that Year-End Letter Going?
Inspiring Generosity - 12/1/2021
We Aren't Broke: Interview with Mark Elsdon
Inspiring Generosity - 11/24/2021
Getting it Right: The Thanksgiving Grace
Inspiring Generosity - 11/17/2021
Steal (or Borrow) this Christmas Letter
Inspiring Generosity - 11/10/2021
Don't Bury the Lead
Inspiring Generosity - 11/3/2021
Time to Ditch the Offering Plate?
Inspiring Generosity - 10/27/2021
Opening Lines: More Important than You Think
Inspiring Generosity - 10/20/2021
In Praise of the Techies
Inspiring Generosity - 10/13/2021
Don't Do This!
Inspiring Generosity - 10/6/2021
"But You Quit Asking"
Inspiring Generosity - 9/29/2021
“Be Curious, Not Judgmental” When Talking about Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 9/22/2021
Giving by Generation: Something to Smile About
Inspiring Generosity - 9/15/2021
Celebrating Small Wins: Brené Brown on Joy
Inspiring Generosity - 9/8/2021
The Delta Funk: Why are We Here?
Inspiring Generosity - 9/1/2021
The Narrative Budget: Is It Still Relevant?
Inspiring Generosity - 8/25/2021
The End-of-Summer Post that May (or May Not) Have Anything to Do with Inspiration or Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 8/18/2021
Telling Your Story – Case Study #2: Speaking Out for Justice
Inspiring Generosity - 8/11/2021
Telling Your Story – Case Study: Humans of Beacon
Inspiring Generosity - 8/4/2021
In-Person Worship: 3 Ways to Get People to Return
Inspiring Generosity - 7/27/2021
Interview with Ann Michel, Co-Author, Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance
Inspiring Generosity - 7/21/2021
More Ways to Thank Your Volunteers
Inspiring Generosity - 7/14/2021
4 Ways to Thank Your Volunteers
Inspiring Generosity - 7/7/2021
Giving USA 2021: Good News, So-So News
Inspiring Generosity - 6/30/2021
Henri Nouwen Says: Gratitude is a Discipline
Inspiring Generosity - 6/23/2021
5 Summertime Giving Tips
A New Appointment? 6 Tips to Set You Up for Generosity - 6/16/2021
A New Appointment? 6 Tips to Set You Up for Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/9/2021
Frozen Yogurt and Firefighters
Make this High on Your Reading List: Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance - 6/2/2021
Make this High on Your Reading List: Generosity, Stewardship, and Abundance
Inspiring Generosity - 5/26/2021
Use Your Platform: Stand Up
Inspiring Generosity - 5/19/2021
The Post-COVID Offering: 3 Options
Inspiring Generosity - 5/12/2021
Getting to Know Generation Z
Inspiring Generosity - 5/5/2021
Make On-Line Offering a Spiritual Experience
Inspiring Generosity - 4/28/2021
A Thank You that Broke (Some of) the Rules
Inspiring Generosity - 4/21/2021
3 Takaways: 2021 First Quarter Review
Inspiring Generosity - 4/14/2021
Joy and Surprise: 5 Inspiring Examples
Inspiring Generosity - 4/7/2021
Joy and Surprise in a Capital Campaign
Inspiring Generosity - 3/31/2021
6 Stories that Spur Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 3/24/2021
Why is Fundraising F-U-N?
Inspiring Generosity - 3/17/2021
It's Been a Year
Inspiring Generosity - 3/10/2021
Assets Right in Front of You
Inspiring Generosity - 3/3/2021
Have You Set Up Online Giving Yet?
Inspiring Generosity - 2/24/2021
3 Steps Toward an Abundant Mindset
Inspiring Generosity - 2/17/2021
Afraid to Ask? Give People Joy, Let Them Give
Inspiring Generosity - 2/10/2021
Preaching about Money: It's a Good Thing
Inspiring Generosity - 2/3/2021
4 Ways to Love On Your People for Valentine's Day
Inspiring Generosity - 1/27/2021
Make a Storytelling HGTV Video During COVID
Inspiring Generosity - 1/20/2021
Make It a Great Year: Your 2021 Stewardship Calendar
Inspiring Generosity - 1/13/2021
1/6/21: A Reckoning of My Identity
Inspiring Geneorsity - 1/6/2021
Paycheck Protection Program, Second Stewardship Letter, and More!
Inspiring Generosity - 12/16/2020
And the Winner Is...The Top Inspiring Generosity Posts of 2020
Inspiring Generosity - 12/9/2020
5 year End Tips for Greater Giving
Inspiring Generosity - 12/2/2020
COVID Impact for the Long Haul
Inspiring Generosity - 11/25/2020
A Thanksgiving Like None Other
Inspiring Generosity - 11/18/2020
Steal This Letter! Christmas Edition
Inspiring Geneorsity - 11/11/2020
2 More Reasons to Consider a Second Pledge Drive in the New Year
Inspiring Generosity - 11/4/2020
Patient? You Want Me to Be Patient?
Inspiring Generosity - 10/28/2020
My Silent Witness, Four Years Later
Inspiring Generosity - 10/21/2020
Two (or More) Annual Pledge Campaigns?
Inspiring Generosity - 10/14/2020
The Church Talks About Death - Part 3 - Starting the Conversation
Inspiring Generosity - 10/7/2020
The Church Talks About Death! Part 2 - Legacy Giving
The Church Talks about Death! Part 1 - 9/30/2020
The Church Talks about Death! Part 1 - Advance Directives
Inspiring Generosity - 9/23/2020
You’re Not Alone: COVID-19 Congregational Study
Inspiring Generosity - 9/16/2020
Even When it's Dark, Be the Light
Inspiring Generosity - 9/9/2020
Your Fall Stewardship Focus During COVID: How Will You Do It?
Inspiring Generosity - 9/2/2020
5 Thank You Tips that Might Get You a Second Gift
Inspiring Generosity - 8/26/2020
Pandemic Update: Are You 4 Out of 5 Who Will Survive?
Inspiring Generosity - 8/19/2020
2 Emotions You Must Release for Effective Storytelling
Inspiring Generosity - 8/12/2020
A Thank You for a Thank You
Inspiring Generosity - 8/5/2020
Even During a Pandemic: Financial Generosity and Volunteering are Intertwined
Inspiring Generosity - 7/29/2020
Giving USA 2020: What You Need to Know
Inspiring Generosity - 7/22/2020
"Love is the Better Way"
Inspiring Generosity - 7/15/2020
3 Ways to Give Your Pastor Permission to Talk about Money
Inspiring Generosity - 7/8/2020
Be Kind
Inspiring Generosity - 7/1/2020
Steal this Letter!
Inspiring Generosity - 6/24/2020
4 Words to Guide You: "Just Sit with It"
Inspiring Generosity - 6/17/2020
It's a New year! Talk About Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/10/2020
What Do You Stand For?
Inspiring Generosity - 6/4/2020
Dream Deferred
Inspiring Generosity - 5/27/2020
Ministry-in-Place
Inspiring Geneorsity - 5/20/2020
Through a Pandemic, Your Leadership Inspires Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 5/13/2020
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Inspiring Generosity - 5/6/2020
Q and A: COVID Stewardship
Inspiring Generosity - 4/29/2020
Nervous About Talking Money? Time to Get Over It.
Inspiring Generosity - 4/22/2020
Post-COVID Future for the Church? Start Planning Now.
Inspiring Generosity - 4/15/2020
Church is Not "Cancelled"
Inspiring Generosity - 4/8/2020
Homesick
Inspiring Generosity - 4/1/2020
Financial Relief May be Yours: The CARES Act
Inspiring Geneorsity - 3/25/2020
Being a Speed Boat in the Time of Covid-19
Inspiring Generosity - 3/18/2020
Be Not Afraid
Inspiring Geneorsity - 3/12/2020
Special: Inspiring Generosity in a Coronavirus Era
Inspiring Generosity - 3/11/2020
The Kim Klein Interview
Inspiring Generosity - 3/4/2020
Legacy Giving: Love that Low-Hanging Fruit - Part 2
Inspiring Generosity - 2/26/2020
When Heroes Fail Us
Inspiring Geneorsity - 2/19/2020
Legacy Giving: Love that Low-Hanging Fruit
Inspiring Generosity - 2/12/2020
No Cash. No Checks. How Do You Teach Kids about Giving?
Inspiring Geneorsity - 2/5/2020
It's Almost Valentine's Day: Love Your People
Inspiring Generosity - 1/29/2020
The Ministry of All Believers
Inspiring Generosity - 1/22/2020
Case Study: Even Online, Thanking is Essential
Inspiring Generosity - 1/15/2020
Millennials Want to Give. Let Them.
Inspiring Generosity - 1/8/2020
Get Ready, 2020. Here We Come!
Inspiring Generosity - 12/18/2019
8 Top Blog Posts of 2019 - Lemming Edition
Inspiring Generosity - 12/11/2019
A Perfect Book for Generosity Students
Inspiring Generosity - 12/4/2019
8 Tips to Write Your Best Year-End Letter
Inspiring Generosity - 11/27/2019
Generosity: It's in Your DNA
Inspiring Generosity - 11/20/2019
Wanna Catch H#ll? Change Things Up.
Inspiring Generosity - 11/13/2019
6 Takeaways from "Gender and Giving Across Communities of Color"
Inspiring Generosity - 11/6/2019
Give Thanks. No Really, Give Thanks.
Inspiring Generosity - 10/30/2019
ROI: Don't Fear the Numbers
Inspiring Generosity - 10/23/2019
Make Mistakes
- 10/14/2019
It's Time to Celebrate the Saints
Inspiring Generosity - 10/9/2019
Is Snail Mail Dead?
Inspiring Generosity - 10/2/2019
It's Stewardship Month...Right?
Inspiring Generosity - 9/25/2019
Clergy: You Need to Talk About Money
Inspiring Generosity - 9/18/2019
Good or Bad Idea? Statistics in the Bulletin
Inspiring Generosity - 9/11/2019
What's Your Relationship Status with Money?
Inspiring Generosity - 9/4/2019
Raise $65K? O Me of Little Faith
Inspiring Generosity - 8/26/2019
Summer’s Over: Time to Read Imagining Abundance
Inspiring Generosity - 8/21/2019
Your Salary, It's Not About You
Inspiring Generosity - 8/14/2019
Your Leadership is Important
Inspiring Generosity - 8/7/2019
When Checks and Cash are No Longer Relevant
Inspiring Generosity - 7/31/2019
What You Need to Know about Millennial Giving
Inspiring Geneorsity - 7/24/2019
A Thrilling Thank You Video
Inspiring Generosity - 7/17/2019
Be Brave. Forgive. Thank you, Stephen.
Inspiring Generosity - 7/10/2019
Giving USA 2019: Dark Clouds Appear
A Picture is Worth (at Least) 1000 Words - 7/3/2019
Inspiring Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/26/2019
Getting a New Pastor? 3 Tips to Help Them (and You!) Inspire Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/19/2019
A New Appointment? 6 Tips to Inspire Generosity
Inspiring Generosity - 6/12/2019
4 Tips for Telling Your Annual Conference Story
Inspiring Generosity - 6/5/2019
Is Your Newsletter Junk Mail?
Inspiring Generosity - 5/29/2019
6 Steps to an Inspiring Budget – Part 3
Inspiring Generosity - 5/10/2019
Building a Budget: Abundance or Scarcity? Part 2
Inspiring Generosity - 5/8/2019
Two Ways to Build a Budget
Inspiring Generosity - 5/8/2019
Two Inspiring Lives...Lost
Inspiring Generosity - 5/1/2019
IPM: Raise Excitement (and $$$)
Inspiring Generosity - 4/24/2019
Henri Nouwen Says: Gratitude is a Discipline
Inspiring Generosity - 4/17/2019
The Value of a Building
Easter's Almost Here: Watch the Jargon - 4/10/2019
Easter's Almost Here: Watch the Jargon
Inspiring Generosity - 4/3/2019
Make. It. Easy. To. Read.
Inspiring Generosity - 3/27/2019
One Important Word: What was Your Name Again?
Inspiring Generosity - 3/20/2019
2 Emotions You Must Release for Effective Storytelling
Inspiring Generosity - 3/13/2019
4 Ways to Surprise and Delight
Inspiring Generosity - 3/6/2019
Social Media Makes Sense, Donut?
Inspiring Generosity - 2/27/2019
Post-St. Louis, the Good Samaritan Still Inspires
Inspiring Generosity - 2/20/2019
Will the Good Samaritan Show Up at General Conference?
Inspiring Generosity - 2/13/2019
The Power of Y.O.U.
Inspiring Generosity - 2/6/2019
The Church is ALWAYS Asking for Money - You Respond
Inspiring Generosity - 1/30/2019
The Church is ALWAYS Asking for Money
Inspiring Generosity - 1/23/2019
What Netflix’s “Tidying Up” Can Teach You About Joy
Two Resolutions that Will Inspire You - Resolution #2 - 1/16/2019
Two Resolutions that Will Inspire You - Resolution #2
Two Resolutions that Will Inspire You - Resolution #1 - 1/8/2019
Two Resolutions that Will Inspire You - Resolution #1
The Top 8 for 2018: Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot - 1/2/2019
The Top 8 for 2018: Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot
Why "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" is "Must See" - 12/19/2018
Why "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" is "Must See"
Remember: Gratitude Makes You Happier - 12/12/2018
Remember: Gratitude Makes You Happier
New! 3 Content Tips for Your Best Year-End Letter - Part 2 - 12/5/2018
New! 3 Content Tips for Your Best Year-End Letter - Part 2
5 Tips for Your Best Year-End Letter - 11/28/2018
5 Tips for Your Best Year-End Letter
The Groovy Thanksgiving Couch - 11/19/2018
The Groovy Thanksgiving Couch
Is Your Website's Giving Page Ready for the Holidays? - 11/14/2018
Is Your Website's Giving Page Ready for the Holidays?
Mission Trips Expand Generosity - 11/7/2018
Mission Trips Expand Generosity
Two Signs of Love in a Dark Week - 10/31/2018
Two Signs of Love in a Dark Week
Are Facebook Birthday Fundraisers a Good Thing? - 10/24/2018
Are Facebook Birthday Fundraisers a Good Thing?
Just in Time for Your Stewardship Focus: 6 Types of Stories that Spur Generosity - 10/17/2018
Just in Time for Your Stewardship Focus: 6 Types of Stories that Spur Generosity
"Overhead" is NOT a Dirty Word - 10/10/2018
"Overhead" is NOT a Dirty Word
Aretha, Not You Too! Your Legacy: Be Sure It's Written Down - 9/19/2018
Aretha, Not You Too! Your Legacy: Be Sure It's Written Down
It's Fall. Are You Ready for Stewardship? - 9/19/2018
It's Fall. Are You Ready for Stewardship?
Must Read: The Power of Moments - 9/19/2018
Must Read: The Power of Moments
Plan Now! The End (of the Year) is Near! - 9/12/2018
Plan Now! The End (of the Year) is Near!
In Our Solemn Moments, the Importance of The Church - 9/5/2018
In Our Solemn Moments, the Importance of The Church
The Surprising Power of a "Thank You" - 8/29/2018
The Surprising Power of a "Thank You"
Three Critical Elements of Storytelling: Aretha Made Them Memorable - 8/22/2018
Three Critical Elements of Storytelling: Aretha Made Them Memorable
Should You Know Who Gives What? Part 3: One More Response - 8/15/2018
Should You Know Who Gives What? Part 3: One More Response
Should You Know Who Gives What? Part 2: You Respond - 8/8/2018
Should You Know Who Gives What? Part 2: You Respond
Should You Know Who Gives What? The One Change in the 2016 BOD You Probably Haven’t Heard About - 8/1/2018
Should You Know Who Gives What? The One Change in the 2016 BOD You Probably Haven’t Heard About
Millennials...They Sure Are Cool - Part 2 - 7/25/2018
Millennials...They Sure Are Cool - Part 2
Four Ways to Engage Millennials - 7/18/2018
Four Ways to Engage Millennials
Mister Rogers: Celebrating Kindness - 7/11/2018
Mister Rogers: Celebrating Kindness
Four Ways to Write a Right Thank You Letter - 7/4/2018
Four Ways to Write a Right Thank You Letter
Giving USA 2018: Why It Matters - 6/27/2018
Giving USA 2018: Why It Matters
What Would Jesus, John Wesley, and Emma Lazarus Say? - 6/20/2018
What Would Jesus, John Wesley, and Emma Lazarus Say?
What the Church Can Learn about Storytelling from The Boss - 6/14/2018
What the Church Can Learn about Storytelling from The Boss
Change: Will You Be James Taylor or Bob Dylan? - 6/6/2018
Change: Will You Be James Taylor or Bob Dylan?
Don't Leave Earth Without It: Have a Will - 5/30/2018
Don't Leave Earth Without It: Have a Will
Love Your People: Here's How - 5/23/2018
Love Your People: Here's How
Giving Statements: From Boring to Wow! - 5/16/2018
Giving Statements: From Boring to Wow!
Gather 'Round and Read: Kitchen Table Giving - 5/9/2018
Gather 'Round and Read: Kitchen Table Giving
Make Your Newsletter Great - 5/2/2018
Make Your Newsletter Great
Digital Giving: The New Normal, Part 2 - Start the Conversation - 4/25/2018
Digital Giving: The New Normal, Part 2 - Start the Conversation
Digital Giving: The New Normal - Part 1 - 4/18/2018
Digital Giving: The New Normal - Part 1
Who Tells Your Story?: "Hamilton" Helps - 4/11/2018
Who Tells Your Story?: "Hamilton" Helps
MLK’s Legacy: “Tighten Your Belts and Dry Your Eyes” - 4/4/2018
MLK’s Legacy: “Tighten Your Belts and Dry Your Eyes”
Thank Yous: Do You Have a Plan? - 3/28/2018
Thank Yous: Do You Have a Plan?
5 Ways to Put Your Best Bonnet Forward - 3/21/2018
5 Ways to Put Your Best Bonnet Forward
This is Us: Affirming Emotion - 3/14/2018
This is Us: Affirming Emotion
Perhaps, the Most Important Person a Visitor Will Meet - 3/7/2018
Perhaps, the Most Important Person a Visitor Will Meet
Preach about Money: Sombody's Gotta Do It - 2/28/2018
Preach about Money: Sombody's Gotta Do It
5 Tips: The Website and the Small Church - 2/21/2018
5 Tips: The Website and the Small Church
Taxes, Part Deux: Kim Klein Weighs In - 2/14/2018
Taxes, Part Deux: Kim Klein Weighs In
How the Tax Code Impacts You - 2/7/2018
How the Tax Code Impacts You
Write a Love Letter: Your Annual Report - 1/31/2018
Write a Love Letter: Your Annual Report
Fundraisers: What's the Problem? - 1/24/2018
Fundraisers: What's the Problem?
Read this Book! "Embracing Stewardship" - 1/17/2018
Read this Book! "Embracing Stewardship"
3 Resolutions to Increase Generosity in 2018 - 1/10/2018
3 Resolutions to Increase Generosity in 2018
Top 7 for 2017 - 1/3/2018
Top 7 for 2017
Remember... - 12/13/2017
Remember...
Special Giving: 5 Ways to Tell 'Em How They Can Help - 12/6/2017
Special Giving: 5 Ways to Tell 'Em How They Can Help
It's Not Too Late! Write Your Best Year-End Letter Now - 11/29/2017
It's Not Too Late! Write Your Best Year-End Letter Now
Getting it Right: Thanksgiving Prayers - 11/22/2017
Getting it Right: Thanksgiving Prayers
Does Your Budget Equal Love? - 11/15/2017
Does Your Budget Equal Love?
Generosity in the Face of Grief, Revisited - 11/8/2017
Generosity in the Face of Grief, Revisited
The Circus is in Town! 3 Little Lessons - 11/1/2017
The Circus is in Town! 3 Little Lessons
Science Says...Generosity Can Make You Happier! - 10/25/2017
Science Says...Generosity Can Make You Happier!
3 Ways to Guide Your Storytelling - 10/18/2017
3 Ways to Guide Your Storytelling
The One Thing You Can Do to Increase Generosity: Interview with J. Clif Christopher, Part 2 - 10/11/2017
The One Thing You Can Do to Increase Generosity: Interview with J. Clif Christopher, Part 2
The Only Thing that Can Kill a Church: Interview with J. Clif Christopher – Part 1 - 10/4/2017
The Only Thing that Can Kill a Church: Interview with J. Clif Christopher – Part 1
Five Years? Time to Celebrate! - 9/27/2017
Five Years? Time to Celebrate!
It's Fall. Are You Ready for Stewardship? - 9/20/2017
It's Fall. Are You Ready for Stewardship?
Keeping Your “House” Irresistibly Clean - 9/13/2017
Keeping Your “House” Irresistibly Clean
A Thank You Letter that Says "Wow!" - 9/6/2017
A Thank You Letter that Says "Wow!"
When Disaster Strikes, Generosity Kicks In - 8/30/2017
When Disaster Strikes, Generosity Kicks In
Eclipse Reflections: Creating Ooooh and Awe Experiences - 8/23/2017
Eclipse Reflections: Creating Ooooh and Awe Experiences
Let the Little Children...Give! Part 3 - 8/16/2017
Let the Little Children...Give! Part 3
Let the Little Children...Give! Part 2 - 8/9/2017
Let the Little Children...Give! Part 2
Let the Children...Give! Part 1 - 8/2/2017
Let the Children...Give! Part 1
Four Ways to Embrace Your Inner Pollyanna - 7/26/2017
Four Ways to Embrace Your Inner Pollyanna
What is Your Dream? - 7/19/2017
What is Your Dream?
Giving is Up. That's Good, Right? - 7/12/2017
Giving is Up. That's Good, Right?
Are You a Purple Cow? - 7/5/2017
Are You a Purple Cow?
Preach about Money: Somebody's Gotta Do It - 6/28/2017
Preach about Money: Somebody's Gotta Do It
Reclaim the Testimony: Nix the Stats - 6/21/2017
Reclaim the Testimony: Nix the Stats