Posted on Friday, 26th September 2008 by chris wignall

As the world of small scale loans to developing world entrepreneurs continues to seek increasingly effective ways to engage new donors and take advantage of the potential of the internet and the decentralized nature of a digital world there continue to be new possibilities opening up. Thanks to Mark Petersen at Bridgeway I can let [...]

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Posted on Thursday, 25th September 2008 by chris wignall

Last May, in a hotel room overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Fort Lauderdale I was strongly impacted by a pre-release trailer for a movie called “Call and Response“. There is a growing awareness of the ugly reality of human trafficking in our time, particularly the sexual exploitation of children slaves. Please see and circulate this [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 24th September 2008 by chris wignall

Years ago I interviewed for a job and during the process I was told the salary was based on the pay grid of school teachers in the region. That was quite appealing, but the actual salary offered was quite a bit less. It seems the salary grid was a basis only in terms of being [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 10th September 2008 by chris wignall

The Catalyst office will be closed for a couple weeks while we celebrate the arrival of Amy Eden Wignall. We will be returning messages after September 23rd. For a couple more pics go to my personal blog

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Posted on Monday, 8th September 2008 by chris wignall

We are partway through the process of evaluating our applicants from this funding cycle. It has been a large learning experience. In a few weeks I will post some of what we’ve learned in the hope of becoming better at it next time around. One of the challenges at times in our discussions has been [...]

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Posted on Saturday, 6th September 2008 by chris wignall

The word Catalyst gets used in several nonprofits and ministries. One that I can recommend is the Catalyst conference and all the ancillary elements they’ve added. I’ve enjoyed their podcasts for a couple years and am disappointed that I won’t be available to accompany a group from our area to Atlanta next month to see [...]

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Posted on Tuesday, 2nd September 2008 by chris wignall

One of the factors we consider in evaluating grant applications is whether the proposal and the organization are scaleable. By that, I mean is there the possibility for the same system to be repeated either larger or smaller, ultimately serving and reaching more people. That might simply mean making it possible for Catalyst to fund [...]

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