over 20 years. You can connect with me on my website Joy of Leadership.com.

In this 2 minute video, I'm going to tell you a nonprofit fundraising secret that I

used to help a church go from deep in debt to solvent. The secret also increased the

church membership by 500%. It took very little time, but made a huge difference for that

church. It will make a huge difference for you, too.

The church was in upstate New York. It was deep in debt. They had an endowment, but the

membership had dwindled to 25 members and they were spending the principle on their

endowment to stay afloat. They were bleeding cash and needed to stop it fast.

Here's what we did: The Board members and main volunteers decided to make their church

the most welcoming church in the area. Every Sunday they greeted people beautifully. In

the past, one person stood at the door greeting people. Now, each of them went out to meet

people at their cars. They invited people to sit with them. After church they introduced

people to each other. Asked questions. Listened.

We started this in March. By June the church was solvent. They were no longer spending

money from the endowment. It took only 3 months and they were bringing in more than they spent.

In September, the minister sent me an email: "We want you to see what has happened. We

are having a celebration and we want you to come, but we only have 125 seats and we want

to be sure to save a place for you."

In 6 months the church went from deep in debt to solvent; from 25 people to 125. That's

a 500% increase. All because of a simple nonprofit fundraising tip. It helped that church and

it will help you, too. Be welcoming! www.NonProfitOnlineResources.com