The Bureaucratization of Blessing
Should you stop helping people because you’re not certified?
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The Future of the Culture Wars
Millennials, social issues, and where it’s all going. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make…
Give Small Right Now
Five tips for building generous habits.
Campaign Gadgets Aren’t Enough
What political parties should be doing these days. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make…
Why 73% of Donations to go Religious Organizations
A $220 billion lesson for nonprofits. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks that make people thrive….
Saving Nonprofits
Why you won’t read anything an unfamiliar nonprofit sends you–and what that nonprofit should do about it. Brian BrownBrian Brown…
Why Charity Shouldn’t Be Private
American giving is getting more and more public, and that’s a good thing. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
Giving Books in 2014
A reading list for the charitable person, real or aspiring. Ashley MayAshley May is the editor of the Give section…
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 KirschmanAmber Kirschman is a…
Before You Click That “Donate” Button on Facebook
Typhoon Haiyan gives us a chance to consider context when we give. Cindy EwingCindy Ewing is a history Ph.D. student…
Politics, Poverty, and the Face of Christ
An encounter with a stranger in need sparks thoughts about public discourse on poverty. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel Thomas Reneau is…
Charity and “The Giving Tree”
It’s an old book. But its ideas of how to give are thought-provoking. Ashley MayAshley May is the editor of…
Saving the World, Professionalized
As Emma’s Mr. Knightley demonstrates, effective public service doesn’t necessarily come from joining the political class. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves…
Leader Servanthood
The next time you find yourself under the direction of an incompetent, overbearing leader, try getting in line. Jace YarbroughJace…
Fixing a Place
You have to love a place–not an idealized Place–before you can fix it. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
Detention with the Outcasts
Real community challenges our assumptions about the value of choice and the role of ideals. Esther MoonEsther Moon, a 2010…
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 BrownBrian Brown loves building the…
Gifts versus Guilt Trips
What’s the difference? Christina BrownChristina is the founder of LiveBeautiful, a company designed to encourage people live a life of…