February 2010 Entries
By William F. High
Are you giving to charity after you die?
Many people would do so if they had confidence that there was someone who could carry out their wishes. In fact, I’ve seen it many times where a person was considering giving to charity but later backed out. Why?
For lots of reasons — perhaps they didn’t have confidence in the charity, or they believed that the charity would change their mission. In truth, all of these reasons can be solved with the right person administering the charitable gifts.
In the case of a person’s will or trust, that person would be...
posted @ Sunday, February 07, 2010 4:27 PM |
Mergers, Closings Plague Charities - that was the headline of a front page article in the The Wall Street Journal this week. The article indicates that poor performing charities may not event make it. I was intrigued by the comment of the charity leader who was surprised that "funders want to see outcomes." When givers invest in a charity they want know their giving is making a difference - they are interested in knowing the ROI. A charity's mission should be the driver but it is clear goals and measurable outcomes that help us know how we are doing in...
posted @ Sunday, February 07, 2010 4:26 PM |
By Connie Hougland
Servant Christian Community Foundation
For churches looking beyond the church walls to find funding it can feel more like running into a brick wall. When we look for outside funding it is important that the church's reach is beyond the church walls as well. Grant funders typically look for community impact.
Joy Skjegsted, author of Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry offers valuable insight for churches looking for funding from foundations in her article Finding Funds.
Finding Funds shares six characteristics of church programs that are most likely to receive funding from a foundation or corporation:
1) The program benefits at least...
posted @ Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:33 AM |