An Image for Today's Church in Levitical Law: Gleaning
Glean. intransitive verb 1 : to gather grain or other produce left b y reapers 2 : to gather information or material bit by bit We often use the second definition for this word in modern society, but we get the original word itself from the first…
Why Don't Believers Give (And How Can We Empower Them To)
The Research In 2018, our team first began exploring the reasons why people give, along with the reasons we don't. We also started looking at what was being done to address both of those factors, why we give and why we don't.
Christian Financial Community Reimagined
The average American church tends to follow the Pareto Principle with their congregants' giving; roughly 20% of congregants provide 80% of funds. By emphasizing participation itself over dollar amounts given, we want to double financial…
School Fundraising Is Broken
50% If you're an educator or school administrator engaged in fundraising with product sales (think cookie dough and candy bars), that's how much of your funds raised go to the product in almost all cases. Don't take our word for it. The Parent…
This Giving Tuesday, Give to the Givers
What better way is there to give this Giving Tuesday than to give to those who give? You can “pay it forward” to many others by supporting nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping others — a domino effect. Here are some of our favorite nonprofit…
Sixpence's Hurricane Florence Relief Fundraiser
When Hurricane Florence ripped through the Carolinas, it left behind up to $50 billion of ruin. Moody’s Analytics ranks Hurricane Florence as one of the top ten costliest hurricanes in history.
Using the Sixpence Community Map to Crowdfund, No Matter Your Popularity
My first taste of community crowdfunding occurred while I was walking home from a pharmacy. As I walked out of the drug store's doors, I heard a woman’s voice shout from behind me, “Hey! How are you doing!?”
