Advancing Our Church

Published: August 04, 2019 About the Workshop In this episode, Changing Our World’s, Jim Friend delivers a workshop to the Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Jim begins by discussing the importance of telling your story as part of the Annual Fund. How we tell our story can have a huge impact on our donors.  Jim continues the workshop by describing the essential components of creating a compelling Annual Fund and discussing how to increase annual gifts yearly. The Annual Fund is the heart of any development program. Getting donors in the habit of annual giving to your Catholic School creates a solid foundation. This can lead to future major gifts or planned giving programs.  Additionally, Jim covers these topics: Structuring your Annual Fund Developing your donor database Creating your Annual Fund Letter Managing your gifts and thanking your donors In part two of this podcast, we will discuss some advanced tactics for increasing your annual fund results. Part tw