Gottlieb Foundation of Texas

From the Freakonomics Blog.
When we recently wrote a column suggesting that philanthropies be run more like businesses, one factor we didn’t look into — but perhaps should have — was fraud.
According to a Times report by Stephanie Strom, fraud and embezzlement in the non-profit sector account for a loss of $40 billion a year, or [...]

From the wall Street Journal…
“One of the most important dissenting voices in China today belongs to Peter Zhao, a Communist Party member and adviser to the Chinese Central Committee. Mr. Zhao is among a group of Chinese intellectuals who look to the West to find the key to economic success. Mr. Zhao in particular believes [...]

An excellent article from The Gathering.
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As many times as I have heard it, I would have believed that the phrase “God will help those who help themselves” is in the Bible. It is not. Benjamin Franklin actually said that.
If God never said that, why are we working so hard and spending so much time planning our ministry? We are firm [...]

Guest Post from Craig McIlroy from Soli Deo Gloria Group. How to determine the right size for your facilities.

A list of questions to guide a non-profit business planning process.

Here is a fascinating article accounting how Ken Eldred used his talents to further the Kingdom in India.

Venture Capital and God: Commentary on Kingdom-Based Investing

Describes the importance of sharing the risk associated with a project and ensuring a level of commitment from portfolio ministries.

The importance of and how to create a sense of urgency within your ministry.

Easy and cheap ways to increase your ministries credibility while still in the start-up phase.

Why it is important to use measurable metrics to gauge success in your ministry.

Why and how ministries should use this valuable tool to reach people.

Several weeks ago, the trailers containing all of Kinetic Church’s equipment was stolen. This is a small church plant that is meeting in a movie theater and does not have great financial resources to replace their equipment. So they leveraged their creativity and the generosity of their neighbors to get billboards loaned to them speaking [...]

We are going to try this out for a while. We frequently run into numerous interesting articles and examples of high performing ministries, ministries with flashes of brilliance, and examples of great leadership. Occasionally, we will publish a “white paper” detailing our philosophy of ministry. We will attempt to share some of them as they [...]