by Vance Roush (Author)
Inspire generosity to ignite growth
In High-Growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way: Unlocking Stock, Crypto, and More for Your Non-Profit, Church, or School, pastor and social benefit fundraising expert Vance Roush delivers an in-depth, hands-on guide to raising money for your church or non-profit through both cash and non-cash donations. You'll learn new strategies to multiply your fundraising efforts and expand your donations to assets like stock and cryptocurrency.
In the book, Roush shows you how to get started building a financial base with early believers and develop a culture of giving by fostering excellence across your organization. You'll also discover:
- Strategies for casting a big vision that inspires big donations
- Ways to build a giving infrastructure that makes generosity frictionless across all types of donated assets
- Modern and effective fundraising tactics, like building faith and finding efficiencies
An essential resource for fundraising professionals, pastors, executive directors of nonprofit organizations, and church leaders, High-Growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone looking to apply exciting new ideas to fund their organizations' missions and visions.
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Unlike the typical startup, nonprofits and churches must fundraise continuously to accomplish and accelerate their mission and vision to impact communities and the world. But the obstacles to successful fundraising for many of these organizations are growing, just as the best opportunities to fundraise seem to be shrinking in number.
In High-Growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way, Silicon Valley pastor and startup entrepreneur Vance Roush delivers a practical and hands-on playbook for raising significant new money for your church or nonprofit by making it easy for donors to give you valuable non-cash assets. You'll discover fresh, new strategies to multiply and accelerate your fundraising efforts and expand your donations to assets including stock and cryptocurrency.
In the book, the author demonstrates how to develop a culture of generosity by casting big vision and fostering excellence across your organization. You'll learn through easy-to-follow presentations and playbooks how to maximize seasons like year-end giving as well as master level tactics to maximize generosity overall. This book provides both macro-level trends as well as the micro-level steps which will optimize your fundraising efforts for success.
An indispensable resource for fundraising professionals, pastors, executive directors of nonprofit organizations, and church leaders, High-Growth Fundraising the Silicon Valley Way belongs in the hands of anyone excited about applying new and innovative ideas to fund the mission and vision of their organizations.
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Praise for HIGH-GROWTH FUNDRAISING THE SILICON VALLEY WAY
"In an era where many churches are struggling to get the money they need for ministry, Vance Roush comes along with a powerful solution. The money's actually there. It's just going to show up differently than in the past. If your church wants to release more money for ministry, this book is for you."
--Carey Nieuwhof, Bestselling author of At Your Best and Founder, The Art of Leadership Academy
"Tech employees are often compensated with stock and crypto and they want to give using these new asset classes. Vance does a masterful job of emystifying complex concepts, and his book will help organizations exceed their fundraising targets and accelerate their impact in the world."
--Anthony Kennada, Co-Founder and CEO at AudiencePlus, Former Chief Marketing Officer at Front, Gainsight, and Hopin
"As a fan and user of Overflow, the platform that Vance has built, I have seen firsthand how well his strategies and concepts benefit charitable giving. I highly recommend leaning into this book and learning key principles around unlocking generosity for your organization."
--Bobby Gruenewald, CEO, YouVersion Bible App, Pastor and Innovation Leader, Life.Church
"I was an early investor in Overflow and Vance because he had the vision to build the 'Venmo for Giving.' I believe all fundraisers--at churches, charities and universities--absolutely need the principles in this book."
--Michael Vaughan, Former COO at Venmo
"I have had the honor to serve hundreds of churches and church plants and have never seen the rate of adoption around the platforms and the principles that Vance and his team have shared, quite like I have with Overflow and the lessons in this book. I have dedicated my life to the local church and am very intentional with endorsing individuals that have a true heart for it. Vance is one of those guys!"
--Dino Rizzo, Executive Director of ARC (Association of Related Churches), Founder of Servolution, and Pastoral Team at Church of the Highlands
Author Biography
VANCE ROUSH is the Founder and CEO of Overflow, a Silicon Valley company that has helped over 400 nonprofits and churches raise tens of millions of dollars using their revolutionary platform and process. He is also a pastor and fundraising expert.