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One Christian’s Perspective on The Giving Pledge, Part II: Why Philanthropy Still Beats Philanthrocapitalism

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Pastor Foley

The Giving Pledge of America’s Billionaires highlights a surprisingly underexamined phenomenon in the field of philanthropy, namely, the degree to which the practice of philanthropy is being displaced by philanthrocapitalism. An increasing number of givers identify themselves not as philanthropists … Continue reading →

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One Christian’s Perspective on The Giving Pledge, Part I: Two Very Different Giving Pledges

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Even in the midst of several really excellent pieces from secular writers on the Giving Pledge (my own favorites are here, here, here, and one particularly insightful piece I’m saving for the end of this post), I’ve been surprised not … Continue reading →

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Church Marketing: Market the Message AND the Community Formed by It

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Here’s a church-angled follow-up to our post last week, Marketing is what happens when relationship fails. The blog site Q considers whether Christianity is amenable to being marketed as a “product”, ultimately deciding in the negative: Let’s think for a … Continue reading →

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