A Ministry Partner Development (MPD) resource to assist Youth For Christ Canada staff.
A conversation with Andrew Chong about social media and sharing stories of impact with your partners.
When you are raising support, creating a list of who to ask is a foundational part of the process. How many names should you have? Where do these names come from? Who do I contact first? These are…
A conversation about communicating the 'why' behind what we do with Jason Hradoway. Does your newsletter and in person ask focus on the impact of your ministry? If not you may be missing out on a …
It is very natural to feel some anxiety around the support raising process. Join us for this conversation with Ann-Marie Covert to learn more about helpful and unhelpful anxiety and how you can addr…
Join us for this conversation with Kurt Friesen from Victoria YFC. Kurt shares a little about his support raising journey to full funding and his choice not to use social media posts as part of the…
A conversation With Wayne Friesen about the emotional barriers to ministry partner development success.
Wayne currently works with the ministry of Uturn, in Brandon, MB. He has worked with YFC since …
A conversation with Jen Hubbard from Greater Vancouver YFC and Lifeteams about some of the challenges women face when raising support.
A few administrative staff from across the country join us to talk a little about some of the opportunities and challenges unique to support raising in their roles.
An elevator pitch, elevator speech, or elevator statement is a short description of an idea, product or company that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in a short …
Jenn Fortner is the creator of Financial Partnership Development for the Eurasia Region of Assembly of God World Missions.. She is the author of Financial Partnership Development: Fundraising Made Re…
Jenn Fortner is the creator of Financial Partnership Development for the Eurasia Region of Assembly of God World Missions.. She is the author of Financial Partnership Development: Fundraising Made Re…
You might feel like integrating prayer into your MPD should be more than just asking God to bless your efforts. What if it included your partners praying specifically and intentionally for your minis…
Is it worth taking up paper and pen in defence of the hand written thank you? This conversation with Elizabeth Kroker and Byron Toth gives us a few thoughts to consider and some practical tips.
We all need to communicate with our partners. Andrew Chong from Vancouver Youth Unlimited shares some tips from his journalism experience to help you in print and online.
An important part of partner development is saying thank you. We have a tendency to underestimate how much people, appreciate a thank you and overestimate how awkward it might feel. We chat a little…
How many mistakes have you made on your MPD journey? You should know that you are not alone! WE just keep learning and this conversation with Carmen Rempel might encourage you a little along the pa…
Steve Shadrach is the founder of Support Raising Solutions, author of "The God Ask" and Executive Director of The Centre For Mission Mobilization. Steve was generous with his time and knowledge to h…
Our calling to ministry is what sustains us through the challenges and hard times as well as being part of our solid foundation for partner development.
A conversation with Tim Coles about the importance of the ask in partner development. Sometimes we just need to get beyond our assumptions but whatever the situation, we always need to get to the po…