As a minister of the gospel, I have observed that ministry donations decrease drastically during the summer months as parents and kids are going on vacation and then gearing up for all those back-to-school expenses. Donations fall off again during the Christmas holiday season. No matter how much you preach about giving, the same thing happens year after year.
The key to sustainability of ministry finances is to find some other ways to maintain cash flow because without a doubt it takes finances to conduct ministry. Even Jesus had a finance department and Judas was the keeper of the bag. We know that story all too well. So ministries often resort to fundraising or innovative funding solutions.
Some of the most common that have been around for eons: carwashes, sell chicken/fish dinners, hold raffles and bingos, baby contests and pew rallies (though pews are becoming obsolete). Just as churches have moved on from pews in favor of individual seats, the fundraising could stand a facelift as well. In this age of technology, charities have taken to online fundraisers such as Crowdfunding, as in GoFundme-type websites.
Does your ministry have an online fundraising plan? Are you looking for new and creative ways to attract donations? What other innovative funding sources does your ministry/nonprofit have?
Let me suggest that during the lean months of the year when donations are down, your ministry revenue can still continue to maintain or even increase. How? By turning VACATIONS into DONATIONS! Your parishioners are going on Vacation. They have to book flights, hotels, resorts, rental cars, and activities. Why not use that very fact to increase your donations over the summer/holiday travel seasons?
An innovative fundraising idea is "Funding By Travel". Turn VACATIONS INTO DONATIONS. Instead of your congregation booking on Expedia, Travelocity, Trivago or any of the hundreds of search/booking engines, why not own your own booking domain? With Surge365's Platinum Travel Package, you could set your organization up to earn donations on travel 365 days of the year. The best part about this fundraiser is that is passive.
- No hot kitchens or delivering of dinners
- No bad attitudes from being exhausted from washing cars all day
- No sweating
- No selling and no recruiting.
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The scriptures declare, "write the vision and make it plain, that all who see it may run." It is my prayer that you "see" the ability of this vision to help fund your ministry or nonprofit organization.
I believe that God makes provision for the vision and sometimes, that provision goes beyond the traditional and the familiar.
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In His service,
EJ Melvin, Marketplace Apostle
