Questions to guide organizational change during tough economic times
Sometimes institutional leaders are focused on survival. These questions can help shift thinking toward thriving, even in a climate of scarcity.
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Ken Carter: Rediscovering ancient-future practices of stewardship
There are three New Testament models of stewardship: the beggar, the patron and the tentmaker. Can we re-imagine these roles for a new age? asks a UMC bishop.
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Fundraising is not one person's work
Ministry leaders must work collaboratively to think about all assets of an organization and how they can grow together.
Missy Sherburne: Donors want to know where their money is going
A tax-deduction thank-you letter is no longer enough. Donors today want to know more, so transparency and accountability are critical to a nonprofit's success, says an executive with DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding website for public school teachers.
Young donors want to support causes, not institutions
To grow their financial base, Christian leaders will need to show how their work is transforming communities.
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Church youth become philanthropists
Teenagers at an Episcopal church in a wealthy Connecticut town learn about giving by making grants to local organizations.
Innovation and the bottom line
Maintaining a creative institutional culture doesn’t mean abandoning the budget. A free resource explores how innovation and business thinking can -- and should -- exist together.
Seventy volunteers formed a bucket brigade to move 7 metric tons of dirt up four steep flights of steps to fill 50 kiddie pools that make up the rooftop garden that will serve two nearby food pantries. Photo courtesy of Metro Baptist Church
Big impact in the Big Apple
Metro Baptist Church and its sister nonprofit, Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries, have made the most of resources to create a thriving ministry to the poor in Hell’s Kitchen with a small budget and staff.
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Cristo Rey: Schools that work
With demanding academics and an innovative work-study program, Cristo Rey Catholic schools have thrived, sending thousands of disadvantaged students to college and creating a new and sustainable model of Catholic education.
Downtown farmer's market in Dubuque, Iowa. Photo courtesy of the city of Dubuque
Smart, sustainable success
Dubuque, Iowa, is striving to become a model of sustainability as part of an IBM public-private partnership. To do that, citizens, businesses and other institutions have been changing their behavior on a grand scale.
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