Funding the Mission

Now that the “donation deluge” of December is over and accounted for, here’s a summary of how SGO fundraising is going among the 53 schools in our family of schools. Read More

It’s January when our partner schools’ attention turns from SGOs to… endowments!Thanks to an ongoing yearly matching challenge from The Lutheran Foundation, our schools can raise pre-determined levels every year from July 1 to June 1 of each year.However, based on research from… Read More

We recently ran the numbers, and $1.3 million in donations -- 2,600 potential scholarships -- were received from donors during the 2017-18 school year / 2017 tax year that has not donated yet this year. FYI, we call these report “LYBUNTs”: donors who gave Last Year BUt Not This… Read More

WARNING: This is an article on schools, teachers, and instruction written by a finance major.While this is not an article about alumni, I often tell our schools when considering an alumni program, that “most people have a warm-fuzzy for a K-8 teacher. Mine was Mrs.Schwartz, 3rd… Read More

I am a big fan of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. I grew up watching George C. Scott (see picture) as Ebenezer Scrooge, and more recently have found Patrick Stewart’s portrayal to be quite enjoyable and true to the story. And I have been known to be found watching Mickey… Read More

By now, #GivingTuesday is just a memory or a “to do list” for next year: After Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday, and Cyber Monday comes an avenue to donate, mostly online, on Tuesday. It’s a fundraising option that some of our schools use, including Concordia Lutheran High… Read More