*** CURRENT - 2020 - If your interested we're making some REALLY TERRIBLE videos based around food and family over at tyronebcookin.com . Our plan is to get better as we do more. LOL!***
[JULY 2019] THANK YOU for following our journey these last two years as our family served with Mercy Ships! We appreciate your prayers, encouragment, financial support...We are so grateful for you partnering with us! -- We are now back in Alabama trying to transition back into our community. ~ The Barton Family

Support Resource

These websites have great articles and resources within articles that help with fundraising...
Future Fundraising Now
Shepherds Staff Support Raising Page
Support Raising Solutions
Financial Partnership Development
101fundraising.org

Learn from Giving Trends...
Giving USA 2018 (info-graph)
World Giving Index 2018 (pdf)

Great websites for fundraising tools...
Fired Up Fundraising A little bit of everything here.
5 Smart Ways Missionaries... (also has 3 more links to articles that are helpful at end of post)
The Perfect Sales Letter (video) Because support raising is a lot like sales.
Help with Support Letters Google search for PDF's and links that help/or have examples of support letters
Pinterest Search for all Fundraising Ideas
The Only Resource List You’ll Ever Need (I don't know if it's the ONLY one, BUT it's a GREAT one!)
Network For Good - Free Fundraising Resources Library

PDF's in no particular order that I felt helpful in my research...a lot of these are geared towards career fundraisers working for nonprofits BUT are helpful in setting your heart, attitude, and work towards making effective advancements in your own personal fundraising.
What Donors Want...
Informed Giving
Insights into Donor Engagement Behavior and Preferences
Donor Loyalty Study
What Donors Value (this is more about community foundations)
More Money for More Good
How to Write Amazing Fundraising Appeals
ASKING
Funding Your Ministry Dreams: God’s Job orYour Job?
Thank Your Donors!

Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet - A quick and easy to follow resource to help you make sure your social media images are always optimized. This site also has a great guide for starting a blog if you need a little help there too.

Timing!
STUDY; Best times to send emails
STUDY: Best times to post on Social Media

Great ONLINE tools for writing, grammar, and blogging!
Hemingway Editor (a personal favorite)
The Free Readability Test Tool - Readable
Online Editor – Grammar Checker
Results | The Writer
Write Better Headlines: Free Headline Analyzer From CoSchedule
Cliche Finder - check your writing for cliches

Free Pictures for Use!
Free stock photos · Pexels
Stock Up - 13,000+ Free Stock Photos
Free Stock Images & Videos ~ AllTheFreeStock.com
Unsplash | High-Resolution Photos
FoodiesFeed - Free Food Pictures

What do colors mean?
Infograph - What are your colors saying?

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2020 UPDATE: We are back at tyronebcookin.com doing cooking posts on our blog and our Youtube channel Youtube.com/tyronebcookin.