The Christian financial management ministry Good $ense (http://goodsensemovement.org/) has put together an information and planning tool to assist Christian leaders with scheduling financial stewardship teaching and training events through the coming year. The Freed-Up Resource Calendar briefly describes four different workshops andRead more…
Fundraising Philosophies And Board Ownership
I had a recent opportunity to lead a discussion with scholarship providers about board ownership of fundraising. I presented three core fundraising philosophies: sales, strategic, or stewardship-based, with various degrees of staff-driven or board-driven efforts. Depending on which philosophy the boardRead more…
Africa’s wealthy give back: A perspective on philanthropic giving by wealthy Africans in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
Africa is booming but accelerating growth is accompanied by numerous challenges: poverty is still a daily reality for many, political instability and scandals, and the degradation of the environment continue to dominate the headlines. Therefore it comes as no surpriseRead more…
Scanning the Landscape of Youth Philanthropy: Observations and Recommendations for Strengthening a Growing Field
Scanning the Landscape of Youth Philanthropy: Observations and Recommendations for Strengthening a Growing Field shares reflections on an in-depth examination of the story and needs of youth grantmaking (young people making monetary contributions to organizations through established institutions or governing bodies).Read more…
Getting the Message Across – Practical strategies to tackle public concerns about donating to charity
When communicating with the public, it is critical that organisations understand the common misperceptions that arise and work to consistently present evidence of good practice that helps to cut through the uncertainty and creates clarity, affinity and trust. Building aRead 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…
How many people around the world can be called a millionaire?
1.A person has millionaire status if he or she has investable financial assets — not counting primary residence — in excess of $1 million. 2.There were 13.73 million millionaires worldwide in 2013, up from 11.97 million in 2012. 3.The cumulativeRead more…
Ideas for raising funds or reducing costs for missions
Tim Welch of SIM drafted a fascinating list of ideas to raise funds for mission. Could you perhaps add to this list?!!! Please add comments to this discussion or send it to [email protected]
Missions Africa Trust Fund Brochure
The Missions Africa Trust Fund is an African mission giving initiative. The attached brochure gives more information about this initiative.
Missions Africa Trust Fund Think-Tank and Africa Mission Giving Survey
The Global Generosity Network and Lausanne Africa leaders decided to launch a virtual think-tank on mission giving in Africa and the Missions Africa Trust Fund. The MATF is envisaged as a platform to mobilise funds for mission from within Africa.Read more…