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About Pastor Foley

The Reverend Dr. Eric Foley is CEO and Co-Founder, with his wife Dr. Hyun Sook Foley, of Voice of the Martyrs Korea, supporting the work of persecuted Christians in North Korea and around the world and spreading their discipleship practices worldwide. He is the former International Ambassador for the International Christian Association, the global fellowship of Voice of the Martyrs sister ministries. Pastor Foley is a much sought after speaker, analyst, and project consultant on the North Korean underground church, North Korean defectors, and underground church discipleship. He and Dr. Foley oversee a far-flung staff across Asia that is working to help North Koreans and Christians everywhere grow to fullness in Christ. He earned the Doctor of Management at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.

Don’t plow more than you can fertilize: Sustainable fundraising practices for nonprofits, part I

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Most nonprofit fundraising practices are not sustainable. By that I’m not referring to the cost of reply cards and the stamps to mail them, nor am I referring to the salaries of development officers in comparison to most nonprofit budgets. … Continue reading →

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What is the “glue” that holds your donor file together?

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Take a hard look at your donor file. What is it, anyway? For most of us, it’s a list of all the people who have given us money at some point in time. Some donor files also contain lists of … Continue reading →

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Five questions your donors need to be able to answer after reading your newsletter

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Pastor Foley

How would our approach to our donors change if we thought of them as fellow students of the cause rather than as supporters of our organization? “Well, what if they grew in the cause but didn’t give to our organization?” … Continue reading →

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