Countdown to Your PWP Project: Funding Your Mission

April 12, 2018

It is hard to believe that PWP Projects are only a few months away. Despite what many may think, the… Read more Countdown to Your PWP Project: Funding Your Mission

It is hard to believe that PWP Projects are only a few months away. Despite what many may think, the mission trip doesn’t begin when you get on the plane. It actually begins now as you prepare your heart and trust God to provide the financial resources for you to go! Over the past 20 years, hundreds of other SQ athletes have overcome the same challenge by realizing this truth: when God guides, He always provides.

I don’t know how you feel about fundraising — maybe you’re very confident about this or maybe you have no clue where to begin.   Wherever you are, SportQuest is here to help! Raising funds for your project IS POSSIBLE — it’s just a matter of putting in the effort to share about your trip with people as well as praying and trusting God to provide.  

Here’s a few steps to help you get going:

  1. Pray! Ask God to provide through His people and His resources.
  2. Make a list of 50 people you know.
  3. Send a letter or email asking for financial support to everyone on that list.
  4. Meet with at least 15 people face-to-face to share about your mission and ask for support.

Author William Dillon outlines two basic principles when raising financial support. First of all, people give to people they know, trust, and care for. Secondly, the key to successfully raising support is to contact people you know in the most personal and practical way possible.

The “SQ Family” section of our website has great resources including a Sample Fundraising Letter and SQ Response Cards. Log into the SQ Family page on our website to download these helpful resources.

 

To log in, use the following case-sensitive info:

Username : SportQuest

Password : Playing With Purpose

You should have already received your Project Prep Guide in your prep packet . Be sure to read this carefully as it provides several helpful tips on fundraising.

Also, check out our “Top 20 Fundraising Ideas”  on the SQ Family page to jumpstart some more creative strategies for you.  If you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to hearing how God faithfully provides for each of you to answer His call to go on this mission trip.  

It always seems impossible, until it’s done. – Nelson Mandela

Be sure to get started as soon and possible and let us know if you have any questions.

 

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