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MTD stewardship is the relationship-building and communication that takes place after a ministry gift has been received. Stewardship involves offering opportunities to give, personally thanking donors, updating them on the impact of their gifts and keeping them involved. Generally, this can be accomplished in a THANK, SHOW, CONNECT, OFFER cycle. This ongoing view of MTD leads to a strong and stable support base and only takes about 1-2 hours a week. At the heart of the THANK, SHOW, CONNECT, OFFER cycle is great spiritual transformation - transformation for both for you and the donor. Our intention is that our financial ministry partners will be in a better spiritual condition as a result of interacting with us and giving to the ministry - and we will as well. As we invest wisely and intentionally in the people God has given us, we honor our donors by taking the time to get to know their heart and minister to their need as they minister to ours. Giving to ministry is a chance for us to mutually minister to one another. (More about this in Spirituality of Fundraising by Henri Nouwen.)
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This timeline is a sample of what stewardship may look like for a support raiser in a given year. Feel free to customize to your situation/ ministry partners/ need. For example, someone who is younger or not very established in ministry might have a rhythm that looks like: Thank, show, show, show, connect, show, offer.
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