by Michelle Vernon | Feb 13, 2024 | Tools
What is a sponsor portal and how does it help child sponsors? In this post, we’ll share 6 reasons your organization will love this innovation in child sponsorship. Sponsorship programs are using online platforms more and more to distribute letters and...
by Michelle Vernon | Jan 2, 2024 | Acquisition
Are you hoping to grow your child sponsorship program? In this post, we’ll discuss acquisition and share the top 7 insider tips to gain new sponsors and grow your sponsorship program. Acquisition, or gaining new sponsors, is essential for the growth...
by Michelle Vernon | Oct 27, 2023 | Challenges, Retention
What is a transition and how does it impact a child sponsor? In this post, we’ll explain the most common reasons why children leave a sponsorship program and discuss why your transition rate is an important metric for your program’s sustainability. In the child...
by Michelle Vernon | Oct 20, 2023 | Tech
When is it time to consider a change in how you manage your child sponsorship program? In this post, we’ll discuss the effectiveness of child sponsorship software solutions and the alternative that is an all-in-one, best in class solution. Many nonprofit organizations...
by Cathi Cahn | May 3, 2023 | Tools
Most of us understand the purpose of a financial audit – to give credibility to financial statements for the benefit of the organization’s stakeholders. The purpose of an audit for a community of children and youth who are part of a child sponsorship program may be...
by Michelle Vernon | Apr 17, 2023 | Tools
It’s been said that “neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night” can keep a letter from being delivered on time. But, what if it’s a letter from a child in a remote village over 8,000 miles away? In this post, we’ll explain why child letters are such an...
by Michelle Vernon | Apr 7, 2023 | Retention
“How can we stop losing child sponsors?” This question was posed to me recently by a nonprofit leader of an organization who utilizes the child sponsorship model. In this post, we’ll explain why knowing the churn rate associated with your recurring donations is...
by Jassandra Holbert | Apr 14, 2022 | Other
Happy Easter! This Sunday, Christians worldwide will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and God’s everlasting love. Each country where our partners’ work has its unique traditions and customs that go along with Easter. While each country’s...
by Jassandra Holbert | Jan 14, 2022 | Other
Happy New Year! We are happy to report that we exceeded our goal of $30,000 and raised $36,473. That’s 122% of our end-of-the-year goal! We know this is only possible because of God’s blessing and your generous hearts. For that, thank you! In 2022, the...
by Jassandra Holbert | Nov 30, 2021 | Other
Happy Giving Tuesday! Created in 2012, GivingTuesday started as the simple idea of a day to encourage people to do good. GivingTuesday is now a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity. This year, let’s...
