Recommended Reading
Online Giving: How to Start or Strengthen It
Editor's picks of articles and information to help you keep offerings coming in.
Tithes
5 Tips to Increase Giving This Summer
Practical ways to encourage donations during these typically slower months.
Q&A: Foregoing Salary for a Tithe
Can a pastor's salary be declined and put toward his tithe instead?
Five Truths About Tithers
New research reveals what makes some Christians so generous.
Hiring a Professional Fundraiser
Getting the pros, not the con.
Four Ways to Boost Year-End Giving
Tap into your congregation’s generosity now so you can finish strong.
The Zero-Percent Solution
The only time a church mortgage gives any cause to celebrate is when it’s burned.
Electronic Giving Options on the Rise
Recent survey reveals electronic options will soon surpass giving envelopes.
A Pastor’s Thoughts on Knowing What People Give
Facts and assumptions about a good—but complex—question
When the Bank Says No
Rejection is no fun under any circumstance. It can be especially disheartening for a church
Finding the Funding Oasis
Getting the money for a building project during a financial drought.
A Better Way to Address an End-of-Year Shortfall
How to talk about end-of-year deficits—and spur giving.
Gift or Gaffe?
How to get the full benefit from year-end donations.
The Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998
A federal law protects the charitable giving of donors who declare bankruptcy