Philanthropy has never been so important to address the complex social and environmental issues we face. In this report, the authors highlight ten exciting innovations from around the world which are helping to grow philanthropy both in scale and byRead 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The Global Conversation platform is no longer active, but core Lausanne content has been moved to the main Lausanne website and may be found in the Lausanne content library.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 »
Top 10 Year-End Fundraising Strategies for 2014
What kind of appeal and message will make your 2014 donors respond with generosity? Here are the top current fundraising strategies that will help you raise the most in your fall annual fund campaign. These are tested and research provenRead more…
MAKING HOLY SPIRIT TO BE YOUR NUMBER ONE FRIEND
The bible says that those who areled by the holy spirit are sons of God. This implies that every child of God should have a clear and good relation ship between him/her and the Holy spirit to enable Him leadRead more…
The Age of Global Giving: A practical guide for donors and funding recipients of our time
Gilles Gravelle’s long awaited book on mission giving is finally out. As mentioned on the back page, globalization have created greater complexity for Western missions. Also in the funding of mission. It is therefore time to think a new about missionRead more…
3 Key Fund Raising Practices
It is so easy to get caught up in fund raising and miss some of the best practices. Here are 3 key practices. 1. Do not take the giving decision away from your prospects and donors. In my early daysRead more…
The Mirage
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Fundraising Survival Guide
Request and download our practical handbook for surviving (and thriving) during year-end fundraising season through the website. Year-end fundraising makes up a big chunk of your annual revenue. It’s important to get the most out of your December giving campaigns. ThisRead more…
How America gives
Explore American charitable giving throughout the country using this interactive tool. With it, you can see giving by state, major metropolitan area, county, and ZIP code in 2012, including breakdowns by income bracket. Combining data from the Internal Revenue Service,Read more…
How US States Compare in their Rate of Giving
Giving as a percentage of adjusted gross income ranged from under 2 to more than 6 percent in 2012, with residents of Millard County, Utah, giving the most. RankStateRate of givingMost generous countyPresidential vote in 2012 1 Utah 6.56% Millard MittRead more…
How Much People Give in the Largest US Cities
Only two of the 50 biggest metropolitan areas—Salt Lake City and Memphis—gave more than 5 percent of income to charity. The two least-generous were Hartford, Conn., and Providence, R.I., which each gave less than 2 percent of income. RankMetro areaGivingRead more…