“Paul, in his letter to the Hebrews, encourages our pursuit of God’s abundance and justice. He notes five ways we can seek reconciliation and transformation: Draw near to God. Hold fast to hope. Provoke one another to love and good deeds. Meet together. Encourage one another. As we bow before the cross of Jesus of [...]
Friday reflections on another week of Generous Matters
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Can you hear me now? In an article posted on ECFA’s Governance of Christ-centered Organizations blog, consultant John Pearson (my buddy in an M. J. Murdock Trust-funded project on governance and faith-based organizations) addresses the “nothingness syndrome.” He defines this organizational malady as “the tendency of board members not to respond to communiqués from the [...]
Generosity in quotes
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a timely word in the midst of a heated campaign season. “The capacity for intellectual empathy is essential to those who wish to live generously and with integrity in a pluralistic society. Perhaps it is even more essential today than in times past, given the social and cultural forces that presently foster division and [...]
Generosity in quotes
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Looking quietly at all the clutter that prevents us from seeing ourselves honestly, looking quietly at the ways in which the world we live in muffles the truth and so frustrates the search for justice and love – this isn’t a luxury. This is how the truth makes us free. Not free to do what we fancy [...]
Lead where no leader (in your organization) has gone before
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m a Star Trek fan from way back. So when a Forbes article promises “five key leadership lessons that you can take away from Captain Kirk as you pilot your own organization into unknown futures,” I’m on board. You’ll want to beam the article up, but in the meantime, here are the five points in [...]
Four tough questions behind truth-filled tales of organizational impact
March 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Heads up, nonprofit leader. The team over at Oneicity would have you do more with your appeal letters than simply regale donors (potential or ongoing) with tales of organizational triumphs. Their advice? Tell the folks from whom you hope to get a gift “what happens if your work doesn’t go on.” Here’s more of the message [...]
