Tag Archives: Philanthropy

Why Shane Claiborne’s Idea of Being “Long Gone” is the Wrong Kind of Holiday Mischief

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Pastor Foley

One of my new year’s resolutions for 2011 is to try hard to agree with Shane Claiborne and Christianity Today’s Mark Galli at least one time apiece. But it is still 2010. Shane’s A Season for Mischief and Conspiracy: A … Continue reading →

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Updated statistics: Christians Giving Less to Churches, More to Nonprofits

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Call & Response, The Lead, and MLive all do a nice job summarizing the new stats from the Ronsvalles at empty tomb that Christians are giving less to churches and more to nonprofits. Religious News Service summarizes (via The Lead): A … Continue reading →

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Imitative Philanthropy: An Alternative to Issue Philanthropy and Impact Philanthropy

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Pastor Foley

A post by Sean Stannard-Stockton this week, The Rise of Issue-Agnostic Philanthropy contrasts two schools of philanthropy, Issue Philanthropy and Impact Philanthropy. The best way to define them is to quote a question Sean poses in the post: Quick quiz, … Continue reading →

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