In the middle of a multi-million capital campaign, Adam Hamilton tells the story of one of his friends, Jim, who took a group of pastors...

Cooper Green Hospital patients are primarily African-American. Their doctors are mostly white. The doctors ask, “Taking your meds?” and...

In a scene from The Simpsons, Bart says grace at the family dinner table. "Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for...

Why would great leaders need to clearly define a world where their organization or mission is no longer needed? BECAUSE THAT IS THE ESSENCE

In the 1980's we tossed our trash out very unmindful of where it would end up. Landfills, designed to isolate municipal wastes from...

Anytime your donors tell the story of your mission and its impact, you should use it! Marion Medical Mission apparently monitors its...

A few years ago, the Yankelovich Partners conducted a national poll that asked, "If you could get a direct and immediate answer from God...

Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, Dale Carnegie would get up at three a.m. to feed the pigs and milk his parents' cows before...

An overemphasis on money will hurt you. Imagine yourself leading a dream organization where you have a billion-dollar budget. Resources...

Jewish storytellers tell of an incident early in their history where two brothers brought gifts to God. It was the custom that, if the...

It's been around forever, but many nonprofits and missionaries are unaware that direct mail is the biggest donation driver in the...

Visionaries Attract Resources Because They Understand Vision With an annual budget of more than $500 million, Campus Crusade has been...

This week I wrote an email to a select few nonprofits leaders that Mary Valloni and I have invited to join us in a new mastermind we are...

Occasionally when telling a story, I can tell when my listeners are leaning in, hanging on every word, and ready for the climax. It's at...

I still vividly remember my car making some noises that put me in urgent mode many years ago. Dropping my plans for the day and...

I will never forget something that an up-and-coming pastor taught me years ago. It has been a MAJOR boon to me as a storyteller today....

I remember, as a pastor, realizing the power of fundraising at the end-of-year. At the beginning of November, we could be six digits...

Not only do I coach and consult with nonprofit leaders, pastors and missionaries for their fundraising, I am also a nonprofit leader. I...

Solomon says that chasing money is like chasing birds. Like birds, money has wings. The more you chase it, the more it flies away!

Most of us know what it means to persevere. No successful missionary, pastor, or nonprofit leader succeeds without persevering in the...