Resources

Resources for Inviting Partners to become Advocates for your ministry & partnership team:

• Tailored Fundraising Advocacy Guidelines PDF

• Tailored Fundraising Summer Q&A notes

• Via Generosity Advocacy Dinner Party Strategy Article

List of recommended Partnership Development Books:

• God and Elephants

• God Ask

• A Spirituality of Fundraising

List of recommended Articles, Videos & Podcasts for Partnership Development:

• Tailored Fundraising: 

  • Blog Posts

  • Webinars & Videos

• Via Generosity: 

  • Podcast

  • Articles

    • Advocacy Dinner Party Strategy Article

• Cru MPD Connections Articles

Missions Door PD Resources:

• Missions Door Print Resources & Logos (restricted access)

Helpful tools for Partner Communication: 

• Prayerletters.com  - a great way to send paper newsletters quickly, easily, and cost-effectively!

  • Pricing Guide for Prayerletters.com (compiled by Krissy Martin)

• Prayvine.org - great resource for sending prayer updates

• Epistle.org - a secure blog for missionaries - a great way to share ministry stories without having to create an entire Newsletter!

• Free Canva for Nonprofits - You will be directed to login or create an account. Then, follow the steps to apply for Canva Pro (Free) for Nonprofits. The office will verify your account as part of Missions Door, and then you will have access to all premium features for Free.

• Using AI to tell better God-Stories in your ministry updates (Coming Soon)

List of recommended Partner and PD tracking software:

• Partner Essentials (previously MPDX)

• TnT Connect

• Missions Door My Ministry Center (Reports)