Tag Archives: Book Excerpt

What Christian Missionaries and Aid Workers (and Each of Us) Can Learn from the Fukushima Fifty

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Pastor Foley

From the Japanese nuclear tragedy, three excerpts worth our deepest reflection. (Yes, I know this is a long piece. Please read it anyway.) The first excerpt, Brett Michael Dykes’ Japanese nuclear plant worker discusses choice to sacrifice his life: As … Continue reading →

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“Dirty Money”: Why More Donations are Dirtier Than We Think

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Pastor Foley

Thanks as always to Kirsten Bullock for her weekly list of must-read blog posts on fundraising. On the list this week, an especially must-read read from PhilanTopic on a topic sadly swept quietly under most nonprofit rugs: Dirty money. An … Continue reading →

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The Best Gift Your Nonprofit Can Give the World: A Viable Plan to Go Out of Business

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Thomas Friedman’s New York Times op-ed piece entitled Adults Only, Please contains a powerful thought-starter for nonprofit organizations: Dov Seidman, the C.E.O. of LRN, which helps companies build ethical cultures, likes to talk about two kinds of values: “situational values” … Continue reading →

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