Still Working for Mercy: Human Charity, Divinely Inspired

Introducing a second series on the corporal works of mercy and the nonprofits embodying them.

Chas Baines

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Still Working for Mercy: Human Charity, Divinely Inspired

Introducing a second series on the corporal works of mercy and the nonprofits embodying them.

Chas Baines
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GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 4

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy sits down with Destiny Rojo of the PY Foundation to explore how place-based giving can transform a community.

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GDT Podcast / Season 9 / Episode 3

This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy sits down with Hanna Skandera, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund, to discuss the urgent need for renewed civics education in America.

the Editors
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Dad’s Fundraising Wisdom

A pastor’s job description includes reminding parishioners: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Jackson Green
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The Frustration with Innovation

Bright Shiny Object Syndrome and its effect on the nonprofit sector.
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Philanthropy is power—for better and for worse

Considering the principle of “subsidiarity” as a way to untangle the complex relationship between philanthropy, power, and justice.

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