First-time guests are the lifeblood for churches. Yet, the average number of first-time guests that become regular attendees in churches today is only 10...
How exactly do you build trust? What are the most effective tools and strategies you can use to develop authentic, trusting relationships with donors?
In Russ Reid’s groundbreaking 2010 study, Heart of the Donor: Insights into donor motivations and behavior for the 21st century, they found that trust was one of the key motivators for donors to consider a charity as “favorite.”
I hear so often from churches of all sizes asking what services they should consider when hiring someone as a pastor. Too frequently I hear churches say that the “very basic criminal search” is enough – “we feel good about this guy!” Someone in a leadership role of this magnitude should be fully-vetted before an offer is made.