We’ll make learning how to raise support REALLY worth your while! If you think you know all there is to know about raising support… Well, let us learn something from YOU! The tips, tools and techniques we’ve learned over thirty plus years have continually evolved. We’re learning something new every day. That’s why we want ...…
The “language” of raising support is different than the language of fundraising. So is the psychology. Raising funds tends to focus on needs and on money. Even more significant is that “fundraising” tends to be viewed as short-term by both the fund raiser and by the donor. You have a problem/need. Money is the answer ...…
Raising support is no picnic. I read an unfortunate letter last week. It was from a prospective missionary and his wife who struggled with raising their support. The gist of it went like this: “We’ve been working to raise our support for our assignment. Over the last two months we’ve contacted the 97 people we ...…
Here’s some important information if you are raising support for missions work. I spent two days with a missions organization reviewing with their leadership team the results of a research project about their support base. Missionary donors make up the vast majority of their partner file. Here’s where the conversation got interesting… Fully 20% of ...…
“Raise 100% of my support?!?” This is a question we hear often — mostly from missionaries who struggle to raise their support. Sure, there’s a desire to get to your assignment and get about the work God has called you to do. But here’s what you must understand: God has ALSO called you to raise ...…
First let’s be very clear. Not everyone you know is going to financially support your work as a missionary. I hope this doesn’t come as a shock to you. But that’s what makes raising support a real adventure! You have to understand and accept the fact that helping you pursue a special calling to help ...…
To many who want to be a missionary, the idea of raising support seems to be a “downside.” After all… If God wants me to serve others, why should I have to raise funds to be a missionary? It’s a good question. Let me tell you why. Kingdom work is not about you. It’s about ...…
If you are raising support and writing regular support letters (which you should be doing!) here’s a brief reminder of two of the most important (and powerful) things you can do… A member of our support-raising training program, Partners for LIFE, sent us a copy of his latest partner newsletter, so we took a moment ...…
There are so many flawed ideas about how to write a support raising letter…and we’ve seen them all! Most of them are boring. And far too many of them are simply bad! One of the fundamental concerns for every would-be missionary is to be real with your prospective partners. Remember that you are approaching them ...…
If you are raising support as a missionary then you need to learn the ancient art of storytelling. Get away from the notion that support raising is all about you and embrace the simple fact that people want to have an impact on others who are in need. And the simple fact is that telling ...…
