By now your church certainly can accept donations via your Web site. (Right?). But has your parish made it easy for your supporters to give
“In just about every way you can study it, our lower-class individuals volunteer more, they give more of their resources — they’re more generous,” he said. Keltner is not claiming the poor give more than the rich in absolute terms. Wealthy philanthropists give away millions of dollars.
Andrew Brown writes in The Guardian on Welby, Wonga and the moral dilemma of financial investing:
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Ken Stern writes in The Atlantic: “The wealthiest Americans donate 1.3 percent of their income; the poorest, 3.2 percent. What’s up with that?”
Conventional wisdom about nonprofits is managers should work for lesser wages than the business sector and donations should go to direct aid not advertising. Dan
We are all called to offer pastoral care to sick friends, loved ones and in our parishes, sometimes to folks we don’t know well. It’s important to be positive, not maudlin, and to consider what would really be most appreciated.
A little Episcopal church that dubs itself “The James Taylor Church” because it’s been damaged by fire and rain has garnered attention from the singer
“Churchgoers like to think of themselves as generous and cheerful givers, but for many the flesh appears to be weak when it comes to living
The Rev. Canon Charles LaFond offers