Episode 006 | Conversation with Cesie Delve Scheuermann | GenerosityLabs.org

Generosity Labs | Church Giving, Stewardship, Fundraising

SHOW NOTES
In today's episode of the Generosity Labs podcast, we interview Cesie Delve Scheuermann who talks about how simple expression of gratitude paves the way to instill a culture of generosity in every church and all over the world. She is the writer of a blog called, Inspiring Generosities.

Key points in the discussion:

• How thanking a first-time giver is powerful than you think?
• What are someways to show gratitude to your sponsors or givers?
• How follow-throughs are important when someone gives to your church?
• 4 Tips to Encourage Generosity in Your Congregation.

Reach out to Cesie Delve Scheuermann on [e-mail].

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TRANSCRIPTION

KENNY: Welcome everybody. This is Kenny Jahng with Generosity Labs. Thank you so much for joining us for today's episode. I'm really happy and excited to talk to a new friend of mine across the digital information highway in the Oregon, Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church. This is just one of the pleasures that I have a meeting people across the country that talk about generosity. So, Cesie, welcome to the show today.

CESIE: Thank you! Great to be here.

KENNY: Let’s just get started and I want to know a little bit of more about who you are and what your ministry is all about. Let's start with where you are located and how you're connected to the conference and some of your roles there.

CESIE: Okay, great. Well, I am located in Salem, Oregon and so it's a capital and I'm not even wearing Birkenstocks, so how's that? So, not really a true Oregonian. But, what I do for my work in general is I'm a Development Director. I do a lot of development stuff for nonprofits here in the Salem area, so I work with Arts. I work with some child abuse assessment program and I work with the program that helps kids get new clothes that poor kids and kids in need. And then, I have this whole other aspect of my life where I work with the church. I am a late person but have been a lifelong United Methodist with trails down to The Jesus Movement and Sojourners and a variety of different places all over the world. So, what I do now with United Methodist Church and a Methodist Church and with the Oregon Idaho conference is I write a blog called Inspiring Generosity. The work that I did through all my development work really lead me to see that clergy sadly are not trained in seminary to raise money or even how to do development work. And I see a very different fundraising which is a one-time event as opposed to development which is relationship building and the church is primed for just picking up the tips that somebody like myself has figured out over the last 20 years -- I've been doing this for about 20 years now -- that can translate very easily into the church. So, that’s what I do. So, I write a blog called Inspiring Generosity. I consult with churches about how they are doing stewardship or financial crisis that they’re in. I do all that kind of stuff.

KENNY: I love it and that is a good point. When I went to Princeton seminary. there were no classes on relationship donor developments and none of that stuff. And the question is, where is tha