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You may find it helpful to review some of the available materials on the biblical examples of missionary fundraising in scripture and the practical advantages of MTD in today’s world.
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Set your attitude: Boldness
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Jeff has found that he’ll be able to cut away from full-time ministry responsibilities in mid-April and has most of the summer set aside for MTD. He’s hoping he can meet his goals by the end of June but isn’t sure. In order to communicate a clear deadline for donors, however, he chooses July 15 as his deadline. This leaves enough space so that donors don’t delete an old email just because they think the date has passed.
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Jeff writes further, “In order to return to full-time ministry, we need to meet this goal by July 15.” |
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- Use the MTD Goal Setting Worksheet to help you figure out a good deadline.
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- A personal missionary website, even if very basic, is almost more important than a printed piece.
- Personal emails work well as a first “hello” tool to re-initiate contact with partners.
- Sometimes a text message works in place of a voicemail.
- Facebook and Twitter status messages can help communicate with those that love and feel ownership with your ministry, including ministry partners. “We reached 50% of our special financial goal for this summer today: keep praying!”
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- Facebook strategy - MTD
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Checklist
- Renew your mind on your call to ministry and MTD
- Set your attitude: boldness
- Establish two clear goals: a dollar amount and a date
- Prep! Get new photos, scrub your data, more
- Game plan: chose who to contact and in what order
- Communicate early, concretely and often
- Know which ask is appropriate and refresh
- Know how to ask for an increase
- Decide how much in-person MTD you need to do
- Get current with the digital world
