For over 60 years, Giving USA Foundation has tracked and published data and trends about charitable giving through its publication Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy, which is researched and written by the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. This year, the foundation, the school, and Lake Institute on Faith & Giving took a… Read more »
By Rev. Mary Ann Moman Mary Ann is currently Development Officer for the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana. She is also an associate pastor at St. Mark’s UMC in Carmel, IN. Greg McKeown, in his book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, makes the argument for a systematic discipline that helps us to separate what… Read more »
By Rabbi Andy Gordon, Bolton Street Synagogue, Baltimore, MD What does it mean to be generous? Merriam-Webster Dictionary translates generous as “characterized by a noble or kindly spirit; liberal in giving; marked by abundance or ample proportions.” A person who is seemingly generous is willing to give of him or herself and provide resources for… Read more »
In 2008, the United Nations declared August 19 to be World Humanitarian Day to commemorate the loss of life in the 2003 Canal Hotel bomb attack in Baghdad and to pay tribute to aid workers who have risked and lost their lives in humanitarian service. In addition, World Humanitarian Day also highlights all humanitarian crises… Read more »
This is the third blog in a four-week series about Lake Institute on Faith & Giving’s Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF). Each week will provide a different perspective on this course and the way it has impacted individuals and religious organizations. By Cynthia Newman Cynthia Newman is Minister of Clergy Economic Empowerment for the… Read more »