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                              TO:  Interested Ministries                                                                                                                   FROM: Jim Bramer, Retired CPA
                                                                                                                                                                                                FILE:  0036-01/all

                               RE:  Fund Raising Philosophy                                                                                                        ORIGINATED:   June 1989                        

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   We firmly believe that Fund Raising Philosophy needs to be defined and agreed to by all Board Members ---- or there should a Corporate Fund Raising Philosophy, or belief.
    We are finding that the Founder Director may have one approach while the Board Members may approach it entirely differently.
    Of course, all Financial Policies should be defined and placed in writing, but this one is so fundamental to the issue of financial stability and good stewardship that it probably should be the very first Financial Policy agreed to by all Board Members. Below are links to Sample Financial Policies helps:

               Church Financial Policies
               School Financial Policies
               Mission Agency Financial Policies

Please be sure and conclude such issues as :

1> Means of communicating financial needs to constituents of the Ministry;
2> Whether funds should be solicited from Christians only;
3> "Junk mail" like mailing frequency;
4> "Tithe" and "Pledge" issues in a church setting.

                Please click here for more information along these lines in a publication called "Fund Gathering Dialog"..

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        The bulk of this Publication originated in June 1989 and was    UPTD:May 03, 2008  

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       (1) An Online Document, or WRIT (Writing), may be applicable to all Ministries, or it may be designed for just groups like: Evangelical Church, School, Missionary Agency or Organization, Christian Camp / Conference, or other named group.
        (2) WRIT formats include the perspective of  Jim@bcidot.org  via IOMs (Inter-Office Memos) to the Ministry Finance Team (MFTeam); THRDs, a hypothetical Online conversation with members of the MFTeam; GLEANINGS, or Scripture within context of the MFTeam; FWIW; A periodic editorial (For What it is Worth); TRUISM, or believed Ministry Finance principles; and via FAQ, response to Frequently Asked Questions

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