New Faith-Raising Training Seeks to Rescue Fundraising for Christian Ministries

Saint Wall Street, a provider of training and coaching on donor, grants and earned-income, recently published "Peter's Principles for Extreme Fundraising" for Christian church and para-church ministries.

According to new research from the Barna Group, just five percent of Americans tithed in 2007. The percentage of believers who gave dropped to its lowest level this decade (76%). Church-giving today, as a percentage of income (2.6%), remains lower than it was during the Great Depression (3.3%). One estimate places the loss to the church at nearly $200 billion.

Religious givers provided the bulk of the $97 billion donated to America's religious programs in 2006 and, according to Generous Giving, provide two-thirds of all charitable dollars donated each year in the US.

Secular nonprofits, now spending up to $9 billion/yr. on marketing, as reported by Philanthromedia, stand to increase support from religious givers who Independent Sector reports are also responsible for three out of every four dollars their programs currently receive.

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