Ministering to your Partners

Apr 08, 2020

While we pray for safety, health and healing around the world, we want to share our thoughts on what fundraising might look like during this time.  We acknowledge that each of us is going to be affected in different ways, so this series is not intended to be a one-size-fits-all solution.  Instead, please ask for and seek wisdom and guidance as you consider how to apply this within your specific context.

By Debby Wisham, Corrie McKee and Haley Jones

As we’ve talked with fundraisers during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the recurring themes we’ve heard has been the word “empathy.” When approaching our partners in this time of crisis, our goal should be to minister to them with a sense of understanding and care for their situation and needs.

We are in the process of friend-raising, not just fund-raising. If we want to have a long and sustainable ministry, it must be based on well-rounded relationships. Each time we think of those...

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Fundraising in a Pandemic

Apr 01, 2020

While we pray for safety, health and healing around the world, we want to share our thoughts on what fundraising might look like during this time.  We acknowledge that each of us is going to be affected in different ways, so this series is not intended to be a one-size-fits-all solution.  Instead, please ask for and seek wisdom and guidance as you consider how to apply this within your specific context.

By Andy Brennan and Corrie McKee

COVID-19 has affected everyone in some way. For many cross-cultural workers, our lives have been uprooted and we find ourselves back in our passport country. Or maybe you’re early in the fundraising journey, unable to finally go to the place you’ve dreamed of serving. Even for our family members, friends, and donors, their daily schedules are paused (at best), or they are facing economic or health hardships (at worst). 

What should we do when we need to raise funds in the middle of a global event that not only...

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