As I begin my third year at the Ford Foundation’s helm, I am reminded of how privileged I am—and we all are—to serve this institution. For my colleagues and me, these past 15 months have entailed both deep introspection aboutRead more…
About the Lausanne Global Conversation
The Lausanne Global Conversation was an online platform for connecting participants in the Lausanne Movement's Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town 2010) before, during and after the Congress.
The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library. Other content contributed by Global Conversation users is archived on this website. Read more »
Compass eBooks
Your Compass Books Are as Close as Your Phone Compass eBooks are electronic versions of our popular small group studies. They are packed with features we cannot provide in a hard-copy book. The eBooks feature: Downloadable practical applications Bible versesRead more…
Where Do Men and Women Give? Gender Differences in the Motivations and Purposes for Charitable Giving
This study seeks to explore gender differences in the purpose and motivations for charitable giving. We analyze new waves of data from the Philanthropy Panel Study, the Bank of America/U.S. Trust Studies of High Net Worth Philanthropy, and the MillionRead more…
Couples Give More to Relief Groups When Wife’s Pay Rises, Study Shows
Men and women emphasize different charitable priorities as their incomes grow, according to a new study of married couples’ giving patterns. When the woman’s income increased, the couple was more likely to give, and to give more, to relief charitiesRead more…
The Future of Fundraising Is Peer-to-Peer
When I was leading fundraising efforts at a national nonprofit, the focus of everything I did was the individual donor. From coming up with new ways to get donors to give to creating messaging that resonated with their interests, IRead more…
Major Gifts: A Thing of the Heart – Introduction
I was listening to her tell her story. A single mom and her small child in trouble, they were helped by this nonprofit. She told me where they lived, how they both had been abused by a very controlling man,Read more…
Tracking your Donors – 5 Trends
As you track your donors, there are 5 trends you need to carefully monitor. A donor is giving exactly what they promised. A donor increased his or her pledge. A donor stopped giving. A donor decreased his or her giving.Read more…
Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, more than 190 world leaders committed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help us all end extreme poverty, fight inequality & injustice, and fix climate change. We each have a role to play if we’re going toRead more…
2016 European Organisational Development and Fundraising Network
This Network’s annual curriculum will focus on helping leaders learn how to do development and fundraising through a variety of biblically-based principles. The Network will be taught by Jerry Twombly, Founder and Executive Director, BGW Development. Prior preparation will be setRead more…
1 December 2015 is GivingTuesday
Following the success of the first ever #GivingTuesday, we’re sending out a call to charities and fundraisers to get involved this year on December 1. #GivingTuesday,launched in the UK last year, achieved tremendous success with over 800 charities and businessesRead more…