Yes you can raise money on Easter!  Most of our focus has been upon attracting and reaching lost people on Easter.  As Dr. Phil always says, “How is that working for you?”  Seriously your audience on that day is almost exclusively your church members, their families, the few... Read More

If you want to fully fund your ministries you had better know how to use social media to raise dollars.  Consider this, if Facebook was a country it would rank third in size with over 1.1 Billion users worldwide.  Phil Cook... Read More

So you think you know why churches see giving in the summer decline?  The most obvious answer is that attendance is down.  That is of course the major reason.  However if we know that attendance will decline as people go on vacations, why is it that we don’t work to head... Read More

If you are going to be fully funded this year you had better know how to increase summer giving!  Giving in the summer always goes down.  Why?  Your members go to the beach and they take their offering with them.  They go to the mountains and they take the offering with them... Read More

I can help almost any church increase their funds but let me tell you about the kind of church no one can help.  From time to time I get pastors or church leaders who call me and ask if I can help their church increase their giving.  I believe I can help almost any church.  There... Read More

You need to start a giving plan now!  Why?  Every winter all across the country church services are either cancelled or attendance is greatly curtailed.  Snow and cold weather keep even the faithful from attending.  My first thought was about all the offering money that was lost.... Read More

To raise dollars you have to ask and ask the right way!  Let’s face it, raising dollars is not as easy as it once was.  This is one reason why giving continues to decline.  The economy has caused everyone to be more cautious with spending including giving to charitable... Read More

Why do you need a giving plan?  Without a plan and someone holding you accountable to the plan you will probably not be fully funded in 2014! I help multiple churches in 2013 see an increase in giving!  The key to this success is that we devised a plan of action for them and we... Read More

Six Steps for a Successful Dec. 31st Email Appeal Follow my six steps for a successful Dec. 31st email appeal to raise funds now!  It is not too late to bring in significant end of year funds and to set up your next year as the year of being fully funded!  Here is a fact that... Read More

If your church wants to know how to fully fund 2014; begin with the end in mind.  In 1989 Stephen R. Covey wrote the international best seller entitled, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.”  It was an instant success and many other works playing off that... Read More