The excellent ‘Generosity Exercises’ book by Gary Hoag invites Christians to explore passages in three sections: (1) the Old Testament, (2) the Gospels, and (3) the rest of the New Testament, the world of the Early Church. This format helpsRead more…
Young Bankers Seek ‘Good Yield’ with their Own Nonprofits
The founders of the Resolution Projectdon’t dwell on generosity or charity when they describe why their nonprofit mentors and funds young leaders. They favor the language of finance. “We get good yield,” said Andrew Harris, the group’s 31-year-old vice chairman, who advisesRead more…
5 Nonprofit Trends to Watch in 2014
Among other obvious things, December is a time for reflection on the past year and predictions for the coming year. There have already been some great forecasts about what 2014 will bring the social change sector (here, here, and here). And asRead more…
The Great Divide: Global income inequality and its cost
Income inequality is surging. Economists warn of the dire consequences of this trend. The Great Divide Report from GlobalPost tries to uncover the ‘ground truth’ of inequality through the lenses of education, race, immigration, health care, government, labor and naturalRead more…
SOCIAL PROGRESS INDEX
To truly advance social progress, we must learn to measure it comprehensively and rigorously. A rich framework for measuring the multiple dimensions of social progress is indispensable in clarifying its components, benchmarking success, and catalyzing improvement. The Social Progress IndexRead more…
Core Biblical Stewardship, generous living, Kingdom-focused giving and Kingdom-appropriate fund mobilisation resources No1
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…
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…
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…
Legatum Prosperity Index
The Legatum Prosperity Index (www.prosperity.com/#!/) is an annual ranking, developed by the Legatum Institute, of 142 countries. The rankings is based on a variety of factors including wealth, economic growth and quality of life. The 2013 Index Report and 2Read more…
Nigerians top African billionaires list
Lagos -There are far more African billionaires than previously thought, Ventures magazine said Monday in a report on the continent’s mega-rich, but the number of Africans living in extreme poverty has also shot up. Previous Africa-rich-lists named as few asRead more…