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GOP Releases New Letter Supporting Kavanaugh Signed By Orrin Hatch 500 Times
When the Church Reads the Signs of the Times
What’s the connection between time and eternity? Twitter and scripture? How can we use human language to speak of divine things? It’s complicated, so it’s not surprising we sometimes get it wrong. Gaudium et Spes, a document of the Second Vatican Council, says the Church should read the signs of the times, so that “in …
To those who are contemplating leaving the United Methodist Church
I write this letter with an aching heart. I have heard the pain in the voices of so many of you, wondering if it is time to “shake the dust off” and leave your local church. As your bishop, I cannot ask you to stay in a place where your soul cannot be at rest. However, I will share with you why I, a
Making Sense in Meaningless Times
We can ill-afford to have an insulated, self-absorbed, accommodating faith. Not ever, but especially not today. If the church has any hope of changing this world, it must recover its conviction of …
How to Prepare a Grant Letter for Nonprofit Funding
Learn how to write an effective funding grant for nonprofit organizations.
Why Frank Ocean’s Letter Still Matters
With one screenshot, he empowered a generation to tell their own stories.
Is your nonprofit prepared for tough times?
The Minister Knowing What People Give
Your minister is your ally and a primary support in stewardship. Make sure she has the information she needs to engage!
How to Keep the Donors You Have
Ask your donors for feedback and provide attentive customer support so they will give again and again.
How Fund Diversification Can Make or Break Your Fundraising Strategy
Learn the importance of understanding the different revenue streams available to nonprofit and leveraging those streams to support your areas of need. Attendees will learn about free and inexpensive tools to help enhance their research to find funders that align with their work.
On same-sex marriage, the times they are a changin' — or are they?
The arguments against same-sex marriage are not about marriage; they’re about homosexuality.
Letter: The end doesn’t justify the means at Grace
People are thanking us for protecting the values that New Canaan families want to teach their children: that the end does not justify the means; that rules need to be applied equally to everyone; that promises need to be kept; and that actions have consequences. They recognize that Grace Farms is breaking the promises it made to the town and to neighbors when they got permission to build a church with activities that would be “very normal in relation to what churches do.”…
Letter: Pray to trim list of bad things
Fellow Americans: Ask yourself, what am I doing to make this a much better world? The answer is probably nothing.
How to Get (and Keep) Major Donors
It's important to approach major donors the right way—not as ATM machines or with dollar signs in our eyes, but as partners in our mission.
The Back Porch: When times are tough, trust in God
Yet we can even have trust issues with God, can’t we? Hard stuff piled on hard stuff can cause us to question and doubt what He’s doing and why.
Spiritually Speaking: The servant as leader in our times?
Do you have the concept of “servant leadership” included in your personal mission statement?
How many times is it ok to be baptized?
how many times it is ok to be baptized? If you have evil thoughts, will God still hear or answer your prayers? What does the Bible say about being a Christia...
Creation Groans: Why Red Letter Christians Should Care About Animals
Instead of living in harmony, as fellow creatures of God, we treat animals like unfeeling machines. We put profits before principle, and the results are devastating to the whole of God’s creation.…
Why you might get a letter from us this giving season
We’re planning to send a subset of approximately 4,500 GiveWell donors a physical letter encouraging them to renew or increase their support of GiveWell’s top charities.
Finding Comfort from the Bible During Times of Grief
Grief is something that never completely leaves our hearts. Birthdays, anniversaries, even certain scents remind of us someone we love…
Fundraising Ideas to Support Your Nonprofit Online
The internet is a powerful place to spread the word about your nonprofit organization to build support, influence policy, and…
