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Book Reviews,

A book you should read, part II

This post was written years ago, but it’s worth reposting. It’s about a book almost everybody I know should read. A friend mentioned the book recently, so it seemed timely to repost my thoughts.

Henri Nouwen was brilliant, of course. He gave a talk on fundraising and somebody had the good sense to publish it as A Spirituality of Fundraising.

And I think everybody should read it. Here’s why.

In his book To Sell is Human, Daniel Pink said that we are all in sales now. 

True, but we are all in fundraising now, too.

You don’t have …

Random Thoughts,

Fundraising Insight

A few years ago I had an insight about fundraising that I’ve never written down.  It’s probably not a profound thought, and I’m sure many have come to the same conclusion.  But it’s still worth recording here as a new insight for some, a reminder to others.

As far as I can tell, the first ever significant capital campaign is described in Exodus 35.  Moses told the people to give of their wealth and their talents.  The aim was to fund and then build the Tabernacle and all the items that went inside.

What struck me is that the fundraising …