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What are the Common Trends Across the Country for Church Giving and How Does It Relate to Us?

What are the Common Trends Across the Country for Church Giving and How Does It Relate to Us? NSAC Convention – October 4, 2011 Department of Endowments Includes Info from Lake Institute on Faith & Giving Richard Lee Klopp , Indianapolis, Indiana. Stated Reasons for Giving to Church.

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What are the Common Trends Across the Country for Church Giving and How Does It Relate to Us?

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  1. What are the Common Trends Across the Country for Church Giving and How Does It Relate to Us? NSAC Convention – October 4, 2011 Department of Endowments Includes Info from Lake Institute on Faith & Giving Richard Lee Klopp, Indianapolis, Indiana

  2. Stated Reasons for Giving to Church

  3. Reasons People Give… “When I first started working with nonprofits other than churches, I noticed one glaring difference. Nonprofits understood why people give. … and I realized that neither I nor the churches had any idea how donors think or why they act the way they do.” J. Clif Christopher, Not Your Parent’s Offering Plate: A New Vision for Financial Stewardship, 2008

  4. The Generations: Generational Groups, Total Population and Percentage Giving to Religion Source: Charitable Giving Research Study, Barnabas Foundation, 2010

  5. Generational Differences in Charitable Giving and in Motivations for Giving, a report prepared for Campbell & Company, by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 2008

  6. The Paradigm Shift in Religious Giving • Moral Obligation • Institutions are to be Trusted • Giving is a Contribution • Fundraising is Raising Money • Incomes Sources are Limited • Donor Cultivation • Institutional Trust must be Earned • Giving is Creating Change • Fundraising is Nurturing Generosity • Income Sources are Diverse The Old ParadigmThe Emerging Paradigm

  7. Laws of Fundraising • If you don’t ask you don’t get. • Fundraising is a team sport. • Fundraising is “a journey not a destination.” • It’s not magic but it is about the magic in your heart.

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