We don't think of Jesus as a fundraiser.

But a ministry like His didn't support itself for three and a half years without philanthropy. He relied on His Father for direction and focused on the Kingdom conversion of each person He touched.

This Kingdom focus needs to guide today's fundraisers if we want our organizations to also achieve world-changing results.

New fundraisers worry about the philanthropy rules, ministry leaders delay donor connections because they don't want to mess them up, and others shy away from life-changing asks because they are afraid of a no. But fundraising is as much a form of

ministry as Jesus healing the sick. And like Jesus showed us while He walked this earth, changing the world can mean breaking

some rules.

In Break Rules, Raise Cash, LN Hostetler shares an administrative overview of fundraising rules matched with ten years of fundraising experience. Tens of millions of dollars aren't raised by perfecting all the rules. They are raised by knowing when and how to break those rules - like driving 132 mph on the I-4 on-ramp in a Lamborghini.