Mission Statement
Multiply 417 exists to offer Biblically based fund raising and resource development principles, strategies, and tools through coaching, mentoring, and consulting relationships with Christian non-profit leaders and their organizations, helping them create fiscal stability, effective long-term growth, and Christ honoring partnerships.
Vision Statement
To see every organization experience the blessing of fiscal stability and sustained growth resulting from a Biblically grounded fund raising and development strategy.
Why Multiply 417?
Multiply: Most ministries have at least some of their ministry goals stated in numbers. With the direction of our world and modern-day culture, if a ministry only expands by addition, they’ll never catch up (think 1 + 1 = 2). I want to help them multiply their outreach, through effective and Biblically-based fund raising strategies (think 2 x 2 = 4 x 2 = 8).
Philippians 4:17 is the marquee Bible verse for fund raising Development Officers. “For I seek not the gift, but the fruit that would be added to your increase.” 20 years ago, this verse revolutionized my perspective and strategy on fundraising. It had to be a part of the name.
A Fun-development Ministry: Well, of course it should be FUN, because I believe that with the right Biblical basis and attitude, the world of development or fund raising can be fun, fulfilling, and fruitful. As a faith-based non-profit ministry, please keep reading and you’ll see the logic behind this decision in just a few more paragraphs.
Passion: The Bridge between People and Purpose: If you want people to gather and accomplish a purpose, it will require passion. Passion becomes the connecting point—the bridge that allows people to accomplish their shared purpose.
In short, I want to train, coach, and mentor Executive Leaders of faith-based non-profit organizations and their staff, as appropriate, in all aspects of fundraising with a Biblical approach.