President Obama signed an executive order Thursday establishing a revamped White House Office on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.   The move fulfills Obama's campaign promise to expand and tweak a faith-based office founded by former President Bush.   The office will be led by Joshua DuBois, a 26-year-old Pentecostal minister, who headed religious outreach for Obama's Senate office and later his campaign.   Obama is also expected to name 25 religious and sec...

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  Each month our Denver Ministry Partners gather for a lunch provided by YPN. It's a chance to fellowship together, network, and hear practical tips and ways to improve our ministries. In December our Guest Speaker was Suzanne Dubois with Mission Increase Foundation  www.missionincrease.org  sdubois@missionincrease.org. MIF has been a great partner and support to many of our ministries providing free monthly workshops. Here's Suzanne's timely seminar during th...

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See these tips from Doug Whittenberg with i55 associates which he shared at our Denver YPN lunch on Novermeber 4th. 1.    Make a Development Plan. If ever there was a good time to prepare a solid fund development plan, the time is now! Carefully consider your programs – and make a plan for 2009 that answers the following: WHAT funding you are seeking; WHO will do the work; and WHEN it will get done.  2.    Look for capacity-building grants. This type ...

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November and December are crunch time for charities. 60-70% of all charitable giving are done in the 90 days before the end of the year. Are you taking advantage of this critical charitable clock? It's not too late. See this article below and determine to contact your donors and mailing list ASAP with a personal, powerful appeal that involves them in your story of transformation. Donors more than ever want to see the impact their gifts make to your organization. Engage them is a great story of ...

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