Category: GENEROSITY
How to Receive Online Donations without Fees
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For smaller nonprofits, charities, churches, and ministries that are working hard to minimize any overhead, even a small percentage for transaction fees are perceived as a barrier to using an online donation platform. For example, when a donor gives $100 online, your nonprofit gets $96.80 or less. Although, there is ample data and evidence to…
a Faster Way to Setup a Nonprofit
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Would you believe there’s a way to start a nonprofit project and receive tax-deductible donations in less than a week? For reals!
Talking About Money Because Jesus Talked About Money
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We have started an on-going conversation and newsletter about becoming generous Asian Ameriacn Christians, thanks to my friend Jeff Lee. He’s had many years of experience in nonprofit management, advancement, and fundraising, while I’ve had some years in the past where I worked for a small private family foundation that funded nonprofits through grants. We’re recording…
How to increase Asian Americans’ generosity
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Generosity doesn’t make a lot of sense in a world of consumption and people being people. But as I learn more about generosity, through a couple of pivotal experiences in my life recently, I am finding that giving away money is a lot of fun! And there’s an extra level of fun when it’s your…
Committing My Life to 3 Things = M.S.G.
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3 things that I’m devoting my life to = MultiAsian + Shame + Generosity. Watch this quick personal update video where I explain. It’s taken me many years, several decades, to arrive at discovering what my ultimate contribution in life will be, or should be. My life was blessed to discover and receive clarity around this time last year. I’ve been waiting…
7 Asian American Christian Philanthropy Examples
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Generosity and philanthropy looks different in various cultures. In the USA, we see the prominence of institutional philanthropy through perennial organizations that are staffed for strategic effectiveness. We hear of them mentioned in the news, e.g. Gates Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, or celebrities making large donations publicly. And they’re acknowledged at the start of PBS…
How Fast the Facebook Matching Grant Runs Out on #GivingTuesday
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The Facebook matching fund of $$ millions adds excitement to Giving Tuesday, but it runs out very quickly. How fast? Here’s the answer.
How to freely give as you have freely received
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When I read articles and hear talks about being more generous, so much of those tends to be about giving away more money. And there’s a pressing need for that so that donations can fund and sustain the myriads of charitable and non-profit organizations. Sometimes these talks are specifically targeted to the wealthy, those who are upper middle-class or those…
Mobile Giving and Online Giving for Churches
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Question> I help oversee our finances at our church and we’re considering online giving as an option. I know–getting into the 21st century finally! I recognize there are transaction fees associated with credit card donations, and one of our worries is that existing donors (by check) will move their donations to credit card, and the church…
Great Free Resources from Top Churches
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This is a list of websites with free resources for churches, a good demonstration that churches can be generous to share with other churches. I think it was Jesus who said: “Freely you have received; freely give.” First a list of websites dedicated to giving away free resources, and then a list of churches that…
Becoming a Church for Many Generations
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Grateful for each and every opportunity I have to connect with people and to speak at an event. Last Sunday I was invited to speak at a Chinese church in Walnut, California, called Vineyard of Harvest. As with a majority of Chinese churches in the United States and Canada, worship services are provided in English…
28 learnings from a month of online fundraising
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The campaign known as February is Fundraising has ended. Here’s a list of 28 things I learned in making a daily video update about my online fundraising effort to support my work as a Strategy Consultant for Ambassador Network – a new church planting network of multiplying, multiethnic, missional churches. (This list is in no…
