Saving Nonprofits
Why you won’t read anything an unfamiliar nonprofit sends you–and what that nonprofit should do about it. Brian Brown Brian…
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Why Charity Shouldn’t Be Private
American giving is getting more and more public, and that’s a good thing. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the…
Giving Books in 2014
A reading list for the charitable person, real or aspiring. Ashley May Ashley May is the editor of the Give…
Giving to Ease Your Conscience
There’s a lot of context you’re missing when you interact with a panhandler. And some of it is inside you….
Why My Son Isn’t Getting “Enough” Christmas Presents This Year
My plan for using material gifts to give my son things that will last forever. Amber Kirschman Amber Kirschman is…
Before You Click That “Donate” Button on Facebook
Typhoon Haiyan gives us a chance to consider context when we give. Cindy Ewing Cindy Ewing is a history Ph.D….
Politics, Poverty, and the Face of Christ
An encounter with a stranger in need sparks thoughts about public discourse on poverty. Miriel Thomas Reneau Miriel Thomas Reneau…
Charity and “The Giving Tree”
It’s an old book. But its ideas of how to give are thought-provoking. Ashley May Ashley May is the editor…
Saving the World, Professionalized
As Emma’s Mr. Knightley demonstrates, effective public service doesn’t necessarily come from joining the political class. Brian Brown Brian Brown…
Leader Servanthood
The next time you find yourself under the direction of an incompetent, overbearing leader, try getting in line. Jace Yarbrough…
Fixing a Place
You have to love a place–not an idealized Place–before you can fix it. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the…
Detention with the Outcasts
Real community challenges our assumptions about the value of choice and the role of ideals. Esther Moon Esther Moon, a…
Now That We’re All Haters…
Young people don’t want to play for a losing team whose objective is a national stranglehold on people’s happiness. So…
Enlisting the Amateurs
How nonprofits can raise more money and do more good by empowering their donors. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building…
Gifts versus Guilt Trips
What’s the difference? Christina Brown Christina is the founder of LiveBeautiful, a company designed to encourage people live a life…
Funding the Arts
How do we do it effectively in a democratic society? Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and…
Where Does God Fit in our Social Networks?
Church polity for an urban world. Brian Brown Brian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people…
Christians and Politics: Why Bother?
Why should Christians bother themselves with politics and public life? After all if the world is not our home and…
Thoughts on the NRI Summit
Nathan Hitchen: My real-time notes from the National Review Institute Summit Jan 25-27.
The Voices You Didn’t Hear
Scruton, Dreher, Brooks, E. Scalia, D. McCarthy: Some of the best minds in alternative conservatism debate the future of conservative…