7 Guidelines for Navigating Missions Funding
How to build a missions program with financial integrity.
Donor
Can Bankruptcy Courts Recover Charitable Contributions?
If greater than 15 percent of income, donations to churches may be at risk.
A Gift Freely Given?
When an elderly woman named the church a beneficiary to her estate, her family sued for undue influence. How to protect the validity of donor gifts.
What to Do with a Nondeductible Donation
Best practices for church treasurers.
Sample Benevolence Fund Policy
Here is sample wording for a church benevolence fund policy: First Church, in the exercise
Following the Rules for Love Gifts
Love gifts are a natural expression of love within the Church. But following IRS rules is key.
Hiring a Professional Fundraiser
Getting the pros, not the con.
Q&A: Donating a House
What are the rules for valuing property?
When Gifts Come with Strings Attached
How churches can avoid trouble with a strong gift acceptance policy.
Four Ways to Boost Year-End Giving
Tap into your congregation’s generosity now so you can finish strong.
IRS Inches Closer to Church Inquiry Criteria
Agency also issues guidance on disregarded SMLLCs.
Cultivating an Unselfish Church
Ten principles to grow givers.
Beating Financial Ups and Downs
How inward comparisons reveal collection patterns and strengthen church budgets.
Finding Grants for Church Building Campaigns
Are there corporate or foundation grants available to fund your church building campaign? There may
I Want My Money Back
What to do when donors ask for a refund of their designated contributions.
Pay It Forward
Teach your congregation to give well into the future.
Tips for Charitable Giving
IRS issues new guidance on IRAs, noncash and cash donations.
How to Improve Giving
Ways you can make it easier for donors in difficult times.
Asking for Big Gifts in Tough Times
Keys to securing large contributions in tight situations.
Your Finance Questions, June 2008
Question. I dropped a number of charitable contributions in the mail on December 31, 2007.