by Douglas R. MacGray | Sep 17, 2023 | Fall, Fundraising
Part of my job as a financial planner is to project the future of my client’s financial life to see whether they have enough assets to cover their future. We often project out to age 90 or 95 to make sure clients do not run out of money. I also help them decide...
by Ron Haas | Jan 26, 2023 | 2023, Fundraising, Winter
“In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:12 BSB) The Golden Rule teaches us to actively treat others the way we would like to be treated. This principle applies to...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Jul 5, 2022 | 2022, Fundraising, Student Services, Summer
In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how to structure a class reunion. We also looked at several ideas for activities, fundraising, and planning. Here, we’ll look at other venues and opportunities for keeping in touch with alumni....
by John Savage | Jul 3, 2022 | 2022, Fundraising, Summer
Is your Bible college continuing along a path of “just getting by,” focusing on delivering an amazing student experience but your donor cultivation and development never seems to rise to the level that your school’s full vision requires? Can this paradigm...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Feb 9, 2022 | 2022, Fundraising, Student Services, Winter
At small Christian colleges, we are not simply providing a few years of education. We are beginning a lifelong relationship with our students so that when they graduate, we will continue to make our alumni more effective in their careers and ministries. Alumni...
by Steven Ibbotson | Oct 16, 2021 | 2021, Fall, Fundraising
How can a Christian college raise its profile, cultivate donors, and cause more prospective students to consider that school? Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University (John Hopkins University Press, 2019), challenges...
