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The Case for Support: 10 Elements to Make It Stick & Click (The Focus Group)

Need a tool that will serve as a foundation for all future communications? Trying to figure out how to effectively share about your past, present and future ministry? Join Vangie Pattison, consultant at The FOCUS Group, to learn The 10 Elements of a “Sticky” Case for Support!

 

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