Tag Archives: Christianity

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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Most Nonprofits Have Too Many Donors, Most Churches Have Too Many Members

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Pastor Foley

Great post last week on Harvard Business Review from Hanna Halaburda entitled Fewer Customers, but the Right Ones. Halaburda pans dating site eharmony.com‘s latest promotion–a ten day free trial: To successfully match people who are looking for a long-term relationship, eHarmony … Continue reading →

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