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Gifting And Stewardship Helping people help themselves

#1 User is offline   bobve2

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Posted 11 March 2006 - 12:57 PM

Does anyone have any insight, opinions, or rescources on Stewardship and "charitable giving" from a PC point of view. As I have become acquainted with this site the last 2 years the many mentors and advocates that I have been able to read through the threads on this site have motovated me to change some of my giving patterns. Because of that I am trying to find various charities that especially try to help people help themselves. Any Ideas???

Thanks - Bob
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Posted 11 March 2006 - 04:42 PM

I would suggest looking in your area and support shelters that serve to help abused and/or battered women and children. From what I have discovered this is a growing problem just about everywhere one looks in the land, city or rural, and is reflective of how our lifestyles are being altered and squeezed by the relentless pace of material pursuit.

flow.... :(
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 12:13 PM

The charity where I volunteer uses "helping people help themselves" as their slogan: http://www.interfaithservices.org

I know people like that more than helping people who can't help themselves, just as success stories generate more donations than stories of failures. There's a lot to say about why that is and how best to manage one's own charitable donations. I think it's best to be flexible about what God wants me to do.
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Posted 13 March 2006 - 12:50 PM

Marcus Borg suggests that PCs need to support organizations which are trying to address and transform systemic global injustice. SOJOURNERS comes to mind. BREAD FOR THE WORLD. GREENPEACE. LINK TV. DEMOCRACY NOW!

I have a list of peace and justice links on a page at abundancetrek.com > http://www.abundance...m/links.html#pj
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john
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"You do not need to do anything; you do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You do not even need to listen; just wait. You do not even need to wait; just become still, quiet and solitary and the world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice. It will roll in ecstasy at your feet." -- Franz Kafka
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 12:06 AM

Thanks so much John, I look forward to looking through your links. -Bob
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