by dlund@jamescompany.com | Feb 23, 2021 | News
Over the past weeks we have been exploring the three essential ingredients for strengthening your congregational finances, LEADERSHIP, RELATIONSHIPS, and AN ASKING STRATEGY. There are four primary asking strategies to consider: Annual Giving, Capital Giving,...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Feb 16, 2021 | News
Over the last two weeks we have been delving into the three essential ingredients for strengthening your congregational finances, starting with LEADERSHIP… followed by RELATIONSHIPS. Now we set our sights on the third ingredient… AN ASKING STRATEGY. There...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Feb 9, 2021 | News
Last week we began delving into the essential ingredients for strengthening your congregational finances, starting with the first of three ingredients… LEADERSHIP. Now we set our sights on the second ingredient… RELATIONSHIPS. Conducting Relational...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Last week we discussed the reasons why people give of their time, talents, and treasure. Let’s now begin to delve further into the essential ingredients for strengthening your congregational finances… starting with the first of three ingredients…...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Jan 27, 2021 | News
Over the many years of providing fundraising assistance to congregations and non-profits, we have found that there are three fundamental reasons why people give of their time, talents, and treasure: Faith/Relationships – Giving is shaped by what we believe to be the...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Jan 20, 2021 | News
Here is a quick success story to share that hopefully will inspire us all. It is a story of continued generosity and blessings, even during a pandemic. It was last fall of 2019 that St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Villa Park, Illinois, set out to raise over $2 million to...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Jan 12, 2021 | News
The short answer is: Absolutely! A current case study: St. Anne Catholic Church in Boulder Junction, WI decided they were ready to launch their capital campaign for facility renovations and expansion this past summer. St. Anne is a small parish located in a summer...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Jan 5, 2021 | News
For many of us, our work consists of a series of “urgencies”. Line them up and knock them out. Empty the inbox, write that article/sermon, get on that Zoom meeting, make the deadline. In the beginning weeks of 2021, what if we used the time to move “system...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Dec 21, 2020 | News
One of the real joys of the Holiday Season Is the opportunity to say Thank You and to wish you the very best for the New Year From All Of Us At The James Company Team John V. Clark, President/Partner The James Company (815) 353-8997 Email:...
by dlund@jamescompany.com | Dec 16, 2020 | News
It goes without saying that this has been a challenging, heart-wrenching year for most people… and for most congregations. We are now going through a threshold, as we depart 2020 and pass through the doorway leading into 2021. We are leaving a year full of...
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