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‘So when do I ask for money?’

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Pastor Foley

The most popular question I receive regarding Transformational Giving goes like this: ‘OK, so I understand that fundraising is not the process but rather the result of the process of equipping a champion to get involved in the cause. So … Continue reading →

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Nonprofit organizations as false ultimates, or the idolatry of traditional fundraising

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Pastor Foley

Fundraising is an inadequate way to explain the biblical framework for giving because it introduces a Kingdom nonentity–the nonprofit organization–and seeks to portray it as the locus of God’s activity. By ‘Kingdom nonentity’ I mean that the New Testament introduces … Continue reading →

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…as opposed to The Transactional Ten

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Pastor Foley

Yesterday’s post on the ‘TG Ten’–the ten biblical principles that undergird Transformational Giving–becomes even more provocative when juxtaposed against the other TG Ten, namely the principles that undergird traditional (or what I call Transactional) fundraising. Call me out if you … Continue reading →

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