Some Christian leaders requested for a few core stewardship, generosity, giving and fund mobilisation resources that can easily be accessed. Attached are the first group of resources. Included is the Generosity Resources List with information on ministries, books, websites andRead more…
2013 ECFA Annual State of Giving Report
Annual cash charitable giving to ECFA-accredited organizations increased 6.4 percent between 2011 and 2012. It reflects total cash donations of $11 billion in 2012, an increase from the previous year’s $10.3 billion. The most significant cash giving increases occurred to foundationsRead more…
True of False: Myths of the Christian Donor
Some of the common myths related to Christian donors are actually quite true, while others are less factual. This very interesting research by Grey Matter on US Christian donors shows that about the only common myth about Christian donors that proveRead more…
Future World Giving
Future World Giving is a webbased initiative that highlights the potential for opening up philanthropy to a rapidly increasing global middle class whose engagement in philanthropy could have a huge impact on society. There are interesting and valuable reports, articlesRead more…
Future World Giving: Unlocking the potential of global philanthrop
The Future World Giving Report introduces the key concepts in, and context for, the Future World Giving project. Long term forecasts for economic growth and levels of individual wealth suggest that in the next two decades millions of people willRead more…
World Giving Index 2013: A global view of giving trends
The USA is again the most generous nation according to the fourth edition of the World Giving Index which looks at charitable behaviour across the world, involving more than 130 countries. The World Giving Index score is based on anRead more…
Connected to Give: Faith Communities
People of faith in the USA tend to give more overall to charitable causes than Americans without a religious affiliation according to the atached study by Connected to Give. About 75 percent of people who frequently attend religious services gaveRead more…
Foundation Stats
This is a fascinating information hub on US foundation giving in 2011. The link to foundations that give to religious organisations is http://data.foundationcenter.org/#/fc1000/subject:religion/all/total/list/2011.Look at the information on the top 50 foundations and top 50 recipients.
Generosity Resources Update November 2013
Attached is information of some of the generosity resources that had been posted on the Lausanne Conversation and Global Generosity Movement between June and November 2013. There are more on the websites. Please go through the resources, download them, useRead more…
MILLION DOLLAR DONORS REPORT 2013. Celebrating and inspiring philanthropy around the world.
This is a fascinating report looking at million dollar gifts to charities comparing donations from people in China, Hong Kong, the Middle East, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. According to the report, 1,955 wealthy individuals gave $19-billion inRead more…