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This Study Guide is meant to be used along with the book, The Face of Jesus. This study guide is for churches, book clubs, and others who want to study and discuss the encounters in The Face of Jesus, and more deeply understand their own personal encounters with Christ. The book is written, more or less, in chronological order. This guide has broken down the chapters by category; therefore, does not follow the book, chapter by chapter. It's meant to help readers put themselves in various roles when encountering Jesus. Whether you are male or female, I ask you to put yourself in the position of the disciples and of the women who encountered Jesus. Whether you consider yourself rich and powerful, or one of the marginalized, or perhaps even both, I ask you to consider what those who saw the Face of Jesus felt. To get the most out of this study guide, I suggest you read the entire book first, and then go back and read the chapters in the groups shown in the study guide. Answer the questions on your own, and then discuss in a group your answers. And listen with an open heart to the views of the others in your group. Discussion at this level is best help in groups of from four to eight, so if you have a large group, you may want to form breakout groups and then have each group summarize their discussion for the entire group. You can switch the breakout groups for each lesson, affording each member of the larger group a wide array of thoughts and insights. Of course, you can use the guide for self-study as well. Feel free to contact me with your insights and ideas www.LindaLysakowski.com.

Leslie Flynn, a widow who moves to rural Nevada after her husband dies, has a mystical experience through which she is given three mandates by God, setting into motion a series of events that plummet her into the worlds of the Native American casino industry, a hi tech business magnate, and the Vatican hierarchy. Leslies experience begins when her duties as a travel writer take her to Bishop, California, to visit the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, the oldest living things on Earth. She is drawn to the Matriarch, the largest of the Bristlecones alive today. As she approaches the tree, she is aware that she is on holy ground. She is drawn into the tree where she traces her entire matriarchal lineage, witnesses the strength and power of her ancestors and develops a great appreciation for the gifts she has received from each of them.

If you're coming to Las Vegas, but don't really like gambling, what is there to do? If you live in Las Vegas and want to treat your visiting friends and relatives to something besides a buffet on the Strip, an expensive show, or a stroll through tourist town, here's your answer. Or, if you're just curious about history and beautiful natural wonders of our state and the surrounding states, this book was written for you. It covers some of my favorite places I've visited over my 16-year time living in Las Vegas. And the book includes more than two hundred color photos, so it makes an excellent coffee table book. Unlike the song made famous by Johnny Cash, I haven't been everywhere, but I've been to almost every city and town in Nevada and have visited forty-eight other states and seven countries. But I love my "beautiful brown Nevada" and its surrounding states best. If, when hearing the song, "I've Been Everywhere," you've wondered, "where on earth is Winnemucca?" you'll find out in this book, along with many small towns and remote destinations many people haven't visited, or even heard of. The chapters start with Alamo, Nevada and end with Zzyzxx, California. In between you'll find a few familiar places like the Grand Canyon (all three rims) and Death Valley, but mostly you'll find less well-known places like Goodsprings, Ursine, Blue Diamond, Pioche, and one my favorite teeny tiny places, Baker NV, population about 25. So, what is there to see in these places? Plenty! You'll learn where to visit some of the oldest trees on earth (within easy driving distance of Las Vegas), where to have sarsaparilla in an old saloon, and where to see the cigar burn in the bar where Clark Gable waited for crews to recover the body of Carole Lombard. And you'll find out where you can climb on beehives, and where you can see the sky while inside caverns. You can even take an X-Rated tour of brothels in Nevada and you can read about Area 51, although I wouldn't suggest storming it! And, you'll get to meet some of the interesting people I've met during these trips--for example, a prize winning rodeo star, a Japanese person wearing a Kimono in an Old West saloon, and a cowboy whose favorite song on the jukebox was Edith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose" in French. And a singer-songwriter who loves Nevada as much as I do. You'll learn about the Loneliest Highway in the USA and you'll find out where you can set your car on cruise control and climb out and drink coffee on the roof of your car without the fear of hitting anything. You'll even find out where you can see the curvature of the earth and one of the darkest night skies in the country. While most of the destinations in this book are an easy drive from Las Vegas, many are off the beaten track, some are outside Nevada, and many of those in rural Nevada will require at least an overnight stay. Nevada is a BIG state. This book has some interesting historical facts, and some personal anecdotes, and of course hundreds of pictures. I hope you'll enjoy traveling along with me and that the next time work or pleasure brings you to Las Vegas, you'll tack on several extra days, or even weeks, to see some of the beauty that surrounds us every day, if we take time to enjoy God's creation. The appendices offer some ideas for seeing several locations in a week, or a weekend, as well as some day trips. And for those with a special interest such as visiting mining town, old cemeteries, or trains, I've listed some of those too.

What do you see when you see the face of Jesus? Some see the historical Semitic Jesus, other perhaps a Jesus with blond hair and blue eyes, or a Jesus with skin that is black, brown, red, white, or yellow. We see Jesus in our own cultural context because he speaks to all languages, all cultures, all times. Beyond the cultural context, we, at different times, see the happy Jesus, the sad Jesus, the angry Jesus, the disappointed Jesus, the suffering Jesus, the triumphant Jesus, because he is all these things. I invite you to enter this book from the eyes of those who encountered the historical Jesus up close and personal, and to let it guide you into your own encounter with the face of Jesus.

Leslie Flynn, a widow who moves to rural Nevada after her husband dies, has a mystical experience through which she is given three mandates by God, setting into motion a series of events that plummet her into the worlds of the Native American casino industry, a hi tech business magnate, and the Vatican hierarchy.Leslies experience begins when her duties as a travel writer take her to Bishop, California, to visit the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Trees, the oldest living things on Earth. She is drawn to the Matriarch, the largest of the Bristlecones alive today. As she approaches the tree, she is aware that she is on holy ground. She is drawn into the tree where she traces her entire matriarchal lineage, witnesses the strength and power of her ancestors and develops a great appreciation for the gifts she has received from each of them.

Have you wondered why some organizations get major gifts all the time while your organization struggles? Do you have trouble even getting in the door? Perhaps you need to first focus on cultivating strong relationships with existing and prospective donors.This book describes how you can build strong donor relationships through cultivation events. Events where, instead of asking for money or charging people to attend, you focus on the donors'' needs, interests, and desires.Learn from two pros who have run cultivation events for business leaders, individual philanthropists, church members, and other constituencies, that resulted in lasting relationships that led to major gifts.You will learn who how to identify who to invite to your cultivation events, who should host them, where to hold them, how to plan agendas, how to run the event, and what to do to follow up after the events.This book will help you solidify relations with existing donors, find new donors and volunteers, gain more community exposure, and, in the long run, raise more money.

If you''re like most nonprofit fundraisers, you probably involve volunteers in running your special events, and perhaps involving them in the office to stuff envelopes and do other clerical duties. Did you know you could be raising a lot more money each year by involving volunteers in ALL your fundraising activities? Yes, we said ALL-everything from researching funders and helping to create your development plan to running your capital campaign and assisting with planned giving efforts. All this will result in a better bottom line for your nonprofit.In How to Involve Volunteers in Your Fundraising Program, we show you the many ways you can involve volunteers, where to find fundraising volunteers, how to recruit them, how to train them, and how to keep them coming back!In this fast-reading book, we show you:How volunteers can play a critical role in fundraisingHow to help your volunteers to work along with the board and staffHow to recruit volunteer fundraisers who are enthusiastic and committedHow to ensure that volunteers are given meaningful workHow staff members should support your volunteersAnd much more!How to Involve Volunteers in Your Fundraising Program is written for busy executive directors, development professionals, and board members who want to maximize fundraising reach and effectiveness by harnessing the incredible power of volunteers. As a Nonprofit Quick GuideΓäó, you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money.As a Nonprofit Quick GuideΓäó, you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money.ContentsChapter One: Expanding Your View of Volunteers in FundraisingChapter Two: Involving Volunteers in Research and PlanningChapter Three: Involving Volunteers in Events, Direct Mail, and Phone AppealsChapter Four: Involving Volunteers in Your Annual Business AppealChapter Five: Involving Volunteers in Major GiftsChapter Six: Involving Volunteers in Capital CampaignsChapter Seven: Involving Volunteers in Planned GivingChapter Eight: Finding, Training, and Retaining VolunteersChapter Nine: Bringing It All TogetherWritten by veteran nonprofit experts Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE and Joanne Oppelt, MHA, this book will help you raise more money by working smarter, not harder.

Are you not meeting your fundraising budget? Do you dread presenting that next financial report? Were your fundraising results less than you expected? Are you perplexed because even though your fundraising results are good, your nonprofit can never seem to get ahead? Then Seven Simple Strategies to Creating a Wildly Successful Fundraising Program is for you. We show you simple ways to increase income without an increase in time. money, and effort; develop campaigns that best appeal to and attract individual, foundation, and corporate donors; and maximize your planning activities. You will have more time to deepen your relationships with donors, the crux of fundraising. Seven Simple Strategies to Creating a Wildly Successful Fundraising Program is written for busy executive directors, development professionals, and board members who want to measurably improve the return on every fundraising dollar spent. It is designed to be read in one sitting or by grabbing a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money. It will help you: Cut fundraising costs when costs cutting is necessary, using the remaining resources to maximum effect; Compare the costs and benefits of different fundraising activities; Design campaigns that respond to the unique generational cohorts'' motivations and preferences for giving; Make the most of your grant-writing efforts; Understand corporate motivations for giving; Implement financially successful fundraising events; Create a profitable fundraising budget and calendar; and Measurably increase your fundraising results. Further, you will gain insights into the costs and benefits of different fundraising activities, including individual donations, grants, corporate giving, special events, and government contracts. You will learn how to connect with donors based on their unique motivations and preferences, designing strategies that they will respond to, resulting in bigger donations. You will be shown techniques that will maximize the time, effort, and money you spend in implementing fundraising activities. By the end of the book, you will be able to develop a fundraising plan that will increase your fundraising results, leaving you more money to implement your agency''s mission and better serve the community. Written as part of the Nonprofit Quick GuideΓäó series, Seven Simple Strategies to Creating a Wildly Successful Fundraising Program focuses on realizing the most amount of fundraising revenue using the least amount of organizational resources. Other books in the series address other areas of fundraising, such as development planning, grant writing, corporate contributions, fundraising communications, board membership, volunteerism, and career advancement, among others. If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs, improve financial performance and stability, or have greater ability to meet unmet or growing client demand, the Nonprofit Quick GuideΓäó series is for you.

What is a five-star board member?Every nonprofit wants to have five-star board members, right? So, what makes a good board member? While there is a myriad of books written about the topic, it comes down to five simple criteria:Board members believe in the mission of the organizationsThey understand the difference between governance and managementThey know their roles and responsibilitiesThey are willing to support the organization with their time, talent, and treasureThey are eager to support the organization''s fundraising effortsIn this book, we will show you how to find board members who enthusiastically support your mission, vision, and values. We will teach you how to get them to understand the difference between governance and management and show you how to help them understand their roles and responsibilities.We''ll talk about the importance of board giving and how to help them bring the bear their time, talent, and treasure to help your organization grow. We''ll dispel the myth of Give, Get, or Get Off and teach you a new way to think about your board members'' contributions to your organization.We discuss board recruitment as well as retaining good board members.Table of ContentsChapter One: What is a Five-star Board Member?Chapter Two: How Do Your Board Members Measure Up?Chapter Three: Building a Board That Engages in FundraisingChapter Four: What Do You Need to Look for in Board Members?Chapter Five: Creating Position DescriptionsChapter Six: Where Do You Find Good Board Members?Chapter Seven: Whose Job is It to Recruit Board Members?Chapter Eight: What is the Process for Recruiting Board Members?Chapter Nine: Retaining Good Board MembersChapter Ten: Bringing It All TogetherWritten as part of the Nonprofit Quick Guide Γäó series, Building a Five-star Board focuses on creating a board that will take your nonprofit to new heights. Other books in the series address other areas of fundraising, such as development planning, grant writing, business contributions, fundraising communications, finding and keeping donors, volunteerism, and career advancement, among others.If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs, improve financial performance and stability, or have greater ability to meet unmet or growing client demand, the Nonprofit Quick Guide Γäó series is for you.

Are you frustrated you don''t get more grant funding? Do you want to serve more people? Is one of your goals to build organizational capacity? Do you feel anxious about your lack of funding? Are you nervous about getting that foundation''s call? If so, we''ve written How to Answer the Eight Questions Every Grant Review Committee Asks just for you!In this fast-reading book, we show you:The eight questions every grant review committee asksHow to garner more money for program operationsHow to thoroughly address the concerns of grant review committee How to answer all eight questions so that you get more grants funded at the level you requestHow to Answer the Eight Questions Every Grant Review Committee Asks is written for busy executive directors, development professionals, and board members who want to grow their missions by increasing their annual grant income. As a Nonprofit Quick GuideΓäó, you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money.The authors help you:Submit a compelling case for supportImbed a strong competitive advantage into your proposalGain a reputation for excellence within the funding communityDrastically improve your grant-seeking resultsYou will learn how to craft a first-rate needs section and develop a program description that builds on your needs statements, readies you to measure impact, and prepares you to craft a budget. You will learn how to define more than financial success, effectively measure it, and project it throughout your narrative. We tell you how to craft grant budgets, evidence strong community support, and demonstrate sustainability. We also talk about what a unique marketing position statement is and how to use it to a compelling advantage. We wrap up the book by talking about where in the grant proposal the answers to the eight questions typically appear.Written as part of the Nonprofit Quick Guide series, How to Answer the Eight Questions Every Grant Review Committee Asks focuses on generating revenues specifically through grant writing. Other books in the series address other areas of fundraising, such as development planning, donor acquisition and retention, corporate contributions, fundraising communications, board membership, volunteerism, and career advancement, among others.If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs, improve financial performance and stability, or have greater ability to meet or grow client demand, the Nonprofit Quick Guide series is for you.

This study guide is for churches, book clubs, and others who want to study and discuss the author's book, See This Christ, and more deeply understand their own personal encounters with Christ and his people. Be sure to pick up the book, since this study guide is intended to supplement it.The main book consists of eight chapters. This study guide is likewise organized for an eight-week discussion group, following the book, chapter by chapter. It's meant to help readers understand the role of Christ in today's world and in their daily lives. It looks at the many sides of Jesus and helps us relate his life to our own.To get the most out of this study guide, the author suggests you read the entire book first, and then go back and read each chapter, as you work through this study guide. Answer the questions on your own, and then discuss in a group your answers. And listen with an open heart to the views of the others in your group.Discussion at this level is best held in groups of from four to eight, so if you have a large group, you may want to form breakout groups and then have each group summarize their discussions for the entire group. You can switch the breakout groups for each lesson, affording each member of the larger group a wide array of thoughts and insights.You can also use this guide for your own personal study.The book is based on a poem written by the author more than four decades ago:See This ChristSee this Christ who is laughing,and dancing with the children in the streets.See this Christ who is teaching,and longing for all people to be free.See this Christ who is angryat the way we have denied our Creator's love.See this Christ who is touching,healing broken bodies, broken souls.See this Christ who kneels before youwashing feet of sinful people.See this Christ who hangs here bleeding,weeping, dying for your sins.See this Christ in all His glory,risen now triumphantly.See this Christ who loves you,and wants you to be with Him every day.Yes, he wants you to be with Him in all ways.Every day.What Readers Are SayingLinda Lysakowski's See This Christ is a wonderful sequel to her earlier book, The Face of Jesus. Through each of the reflections, I found myself seeing, and even more importantly encountering, Jesus in new and even surprising ways. I hope you will find it helpful as I did, not only for your reflection, but for your prayer.- Fr. Ron Zanoni, Pastor, St Andrew Catholic CommunityI love that Linda starts See This Christ with a chapter called "The Laughing Christ" because it reminds me of so many times that Linda and I, having worked together for years and years, have cracked each other up even when talking about weighty spiritual things. Looking back, I have no doubt that Christ was right there with us, cracking up, too. And this is just one facet of Christ so masterfully revealed by my friend in this remarkable book.- Stephen C. Nill, JD, CEO of CharityChannel

Are you a fundraiser who wants to be happy and appreciated in your job? Who wants to earn more money? Would you like to branch out into a fundraising specialty, maybe move up or move on to a new organization? Or, try your hand at consulting? If so, we've written How to Advance in Your Fundraising Career just for you!In this fast-reading book, we show you: What options are available in fundraising How certification can help you in your career Three quick steps to set you on the path to achieve your fundraising goalsHow to Advance in Your Fundraising Career is written for busy development professionals who want to move ahead in their career and find the exact fit for them. A Nonprofit Quick Guide(TM), you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money.The authors help you: Find ways to get the education and training you need to advance in the field Understand how certification can help you land a job, get paid more, and feel good about your accomplishments Decide when it is time to move up, move one, or consider consulting Find the professional associations and networking opportunities that can help you achieve success Create your own personal plan for successYou will learn how to assess your strengths and educate yourself in fundraising techniques and philosophy. You will get insights into how professional organizations can help you grow and make helpful contacts. You will be shown techniques that the authors used to succeed in their development professions and in consulting. You will be given the tools to set goals that are the right goals for you and make sure you are in that ideal job.Written as part of the Nonprofit Quick Guide series, How to Advance in Your Fundraising Career focuses on the three steps too success-learning, getting involved, and setting goals. Other books in this series address other areas of fundraising such as development planning, grant writing, corporate contributions, fundraising communications, board membership, volunteerism, and finding and retaining new donors, among others.If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs, improve financial performance and stability, or have greater ability to meet unmet or growing client demand, the Nonprofit Quick Guide series is for you.

Are you looking for new donors to your nonprofit? Do you know where to go to find new donors? Are you losing more donors than you gain? Are you struggling to just meet budget? Do you want to increase your fundraising revenues year over year? If so, we’ve written How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again just for you!In this fast-reading book, we show you:Where to start searching for loyal donorsHow to build relationships with individual, foundation, business, and government donors that result in a donationHow to keep your donors engaged in your mission and excited about your organization so that they give again and again.How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again is written for busy executive directors, development professionals, and board members who want to acquire new donors and increase their annual fundraising income. As a Nonprofit Quick Guide™, you can read it in one sitting or grab a few chapters over lunch. More importantly, it gives you practical advice that you can easily implement without spending a ton of money.The authors help you:Identify new donor pools and motivate prospects to giveUnderstand and respond to the unique individual, foundation, corporate, and governmental motivations for givingRetain your new donors, getting them to give that second and third giftCreate donor communications that workDrastically improve your fundraising resultsYou will learn how to connect with potential donors where they are, using strategies that they will respond to. You will get insights into why different types of donors give. You will be shown techniques that successfully tap into individual, foundation, business, and government charitable objectives. You will be able to craft donor communications that increase donor retention. By the end of the book, you will know how to recruit and engage new donors, significantly increasing the chances they will give again.Written as part of the Nonprofit Quick Guide™ series, How to Find New Donors and Get Them to Give Again focuses on generating revenues specifically through donor acquisition and retention. Other books in the series address other areas of fundraising, such as development planning, grant writing, corporate contributions, fundraising communications, board membership, volunteerism, and career advancement, among others.If you want to grow revenues to keep up with increasing costs, improve financial performance and stability, or have greater ability to meet unmet or growing client demand, the Nonprofit Quick Guide™ series is for you.