Handling Money God’s Way

Here’s a clip from a recent ABC Nightline program featuring Howard Dayton and Crown Financial Ministries:

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Developing Your Personal Giving Plan

by Calvin Edwards
Most of us spend more time planning a vacation than we do planning our giving. This is all the more remarkable when we recognize that Americans are tremendously generous and about 2% of the Gross Domestic Product is made up of donations.
Arguably, in most households their giving is the least contemplated “major purchase” [...]

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Extreme Philanthropy: The 50% League

Anne & Christopher Ellinger of Arlington, Mass. run a foundation called Bolder Giving to inspire people to realize their full giving potential.
More than 88 people to date have joined the organization’s 50% League and given away half of their financial assets, or half of their income or business profits for at least three years.
According to [...]

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Don’t be a Dumb Donor

In the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus addresses the issue of stewardship, particularly treating resources (money and otherwise) as seeds to be planted with the clear expectation of producing a bountiful crop.
In other words, the Lord calls us to make smart giving decisions. One way to help in this is to consult [...]

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Roadblocks to Giving

Everybody likes the idea of generosity. But when it comes down to writing the check, there always seems to be so many extenuating circumstances. We have insufficient savings. We do not agree with the church’s spending priorities. The tithe does not apply to us today.
Generous Giving and Kingdom Advisors have developed a list of the [...]

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IRS Vindicates James Dobson and Focus on the Family

After a nearly 12-month audit on Focus on the Family and its founder and chairman, Dr. James C. Dobson, the IRS affirmed that the Colo.-based organization committed no wrongdoing, CitizenLink reported Monday. CitizenLink is a publication of Focus on the Family.
At least two liberal watchdog groups – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) [...]

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Share Save Spend. Repeat.

Minneapolis financial planner, Nathan Dungan, has created a website and learning curriculum (complete with DVD and workbooks– both secular and Christian versions) to combat the “entitlement epidemic” (sometimes known as “affluenza”) in America.
Targeted at children and adults, the “Share, Save, Spend” theme aims at changing how families think about money whether they’re wealthy or not.
According [...]

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What is a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)?

A donor advised fund (DAF) is a very useful charitable giving tool that offers many advantages over traditional methods of giving. Donor-advised funds are also a cost-effective alternative to private foundations in many cases.
The fund itself is actually a public charity that makes grants to other charities based on your recommendations.
This unique structure allows [...]

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