Posted on Tuesday, 10th November 2009 by chris wignall

Microcredit loans such as those offered by Kiva are not the ultimate solution to all the world’s poverty issues.
As a new industry, microfinance has had some struggles and even when working well it really suits just a portion of the needy populations around the world. Some recent research has even suggested that the entire model [...]

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Posted on Monday, 9th November 2009 by chris wignall

A few weeks ago I posted an explanation that Catalyst is not a “Christian Foundation”. That has prompted some conversations both outside and within our organization.
Today I read an article from Dr. John Stackhouse that provided a well reasoned explanation of similar thinking. In part he writes:
I deliberately did not support the United Way Campaign [...]

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Posted on Monday, 9th November 2009 by chris wignall

It may be the economic issues, poor strategy, or just circumstance; but there are a lot of charities struggling to overcome revenue gaps these days. Over and over again I hear people describing the current fundraising climate as unprecedented. What none of us seem certain on is whether we’re in a period of chaos that [...]

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Posted on Friday, 6th November 2009 by chris wignall

I have been waiting to be able to announce this:
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8 Canadian funders have together pledged $1Million to support capacity building for Canadian Christian charities next year. A single application process will give access to all the funders and grants of between $5000 and $30000 to support projects related to [...]

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