Tag Archives: Development

Nonprofits: Poster Children for Conversational Narcissism

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Pastor Foley

After two posts containing shameless plugs for my new book that’s set to release (whoops–make that three posts containing shameless plugs), it seems especially appropriate to laud and study Wesley Hill’s exceptional post on conversational narcissism: Charles Derber’s little book “ The … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Expiration Dates: Good. Volunteer Growth Plans: Divine.

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Pastor Foley

The always outstanding Call & Response blog calls attention this month to a creative idea suggested by Pastor Dan Pezet: Expiration dates for volunteers. Sometimes we put someone in a position and leave them there until they are used up. … Continue reading →

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The Theology of TG: Two Excellent New Articles to Undergird Your Practice of Transformational Giving

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Pastor Foley

As I noted in a prior post entitled In Praise of Works, Transformational Giving runs on sanctification software. As such, we TG practitioners, more than our traditional transactional fundraising counterparts, need to always keep our theological edge sharp, because it … Continue reading →

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