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How NOT to do friend raising

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Pastor Foley

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the showers after I finished teaching the Mission Increase Foundation free workshop on Engagement in Colorado Springs last week. I had made my usual number of harsh and derogatory comments … Continue reading →

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Recommended New Year’s Resolution: Apply TG without reason

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Pastor Foley

It’s January 8. The flimsiest of our New Year’s resolutions have succumbed to reality. At the YMCA where I work out, the New Year’s resolution-swollen crowds are already beginning to thin (faster than the individuals themselves, interestingly). It’s time for … Continue reading →

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What the world’s funniest joke has to do with your practice of TG

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Engagement… …as in Participation/Engagement/Ownership …as in the sine qua non of Transformational Giving …is  is the subject of the free Mission Increase Foundation bi-monthly workshops that I and our Giving and Training Officers will be teaching around the country this month. (Do … Continue reading →

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