Written by Brandon Allen Executive Director | Fortify Foundation I don’t know about you, but I love roller coasters! Old ones, new ones, wooden ones, metal ones, ones that go upside down, side to side, corkscrew, you name it and I would be happy to ride it! As a kid,
Written by Megan Brown Marketing Director | Fortify Foundation What does it mean to you when someone takes a moment to say thank you? Does it impact your mood? Or your day? Maybe even your week? Saying thank you creates a connection between people. It means that a good deed
Written by Mark Haefele Chief Investment Officer | UBS From Our Director: One thing I am always proud to share with new schools is the higher level of an institutional strategy that we can provide as a foundation. By creating a component fund, we have the ability to take advantage
Written by Brandon Allen Executive Director | Fortify Foundation We’ve all gone through various Bible studies before. Whether it’s studying a specific subject or perhaps a study on a book of the Bible, they all provide value and perspectives that we may not have had before. Still,
Written by Megan Brown Marketing Director | Fortify Foundation We often hear the word steward-ship tossed around within our churches, our workplaces, and our communities. Whether it is stewardship of the environment or stewardship of our money and belongings, we hear this word used across both secular and religious platforms.
Written by Megan Brown Marketing Director | Fortify Foundation One of the most advantageous and important areas to market, when it comes to donors, is planned gifts. Planned giving creates an opportunity for people of all ages to make a future gift with a lasting impact. While there are several
Written by Matthew Myers J.D., LL.M. | Planned Giving Representative Lawyer at Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow P.A. If you have read the Bible or heard it proclaimed, you know that it has much to say about both giving and inheritance. For example, as Jesus said in Matthew 6:19- 21: “Do
Written by Megan Brown Marketing Director | Fortify Foundation If you want to be successful in marketing, you must first grasp what I would consider the most foundational principle: relationships. Whether you are selling a product, offering a service, or in our case, fundraising, establishing and maintaining strong relationships
Brandon Allen | Executive Director Fortify Foundation Have you ever wondered why the wealthy seemingly get richer quicker than the average everyday individual? Have you ever asked, ‘what’s the difference between them and me?’ While this article is not going to be able to capitalize on all the variables involved,
Written by Brandon Allen Executive Director | Fortify Foundation The year is 1980. A point in time that some will remember well, others not as much, and for the rest of us, we might not have even been a thought to anyone but our omniscient God. Why do I bring
Written by Jason Boehm Director at Larger | Fortify Foundation You’ve done it, right? All of us have at one time or another rolled the dice. Taken a chance. Swung for the fences. Whether it was a speculative investment, a seemingly can’t miss stock, or that baseball card or Beanie
Written by Megan Brown Director of Marketing | Fortify Foundation We have all received a few fundraising emails and letters in the mail through the years. Many have moved us to make a gift, while others have turned us off to the idea of giving. Maybe some have even
