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| Url: | http://markpetersen.wordpress.com |
| Author(s): | Mark Petersen |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | faith, philanthropy |
| Description: | A blog on faith and philanthropy |
| Ratings |  (5 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 24 Followers |
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Overhead ratios are red herrings
| I was pleased to read today of Sean’s report on his blog, Tactical Philanthropy, that Charity Navigator is reassessing their approach to evaluating charities. We can, and should, measure ov...more |
2009-12-01
Shane Claiborne in Esquire
| Esquire is probably a good place to get an article published if you want to speak to those who might be a little cynical about religion. I loved this article by Shane Claiborne that appeared in a ...more |
2009-11-23
Growing a Mo in Movember
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Those of you following my Twitter feed may have seen links to a fundraiser I’m involved with in support of Prostate Cancer Canada. Moustaches are sprouting on men’s upper lips through...more |
2009-11-22
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
| A mentor showed me this Wendell Barry poem today. A brilliant take on living life for what it was created to be.Love the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want moreof everything re...more |
2009-11-19
hoperisesfilm.com
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One of our grants resulted in this documentary film, contemplatively crafted by Trevor Meier. You can now purchase the dvd of this film which focuses on the inexplicable yet substantive hope risi...more |
2009-11-18
Be that woman
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This vignette, from the Washington Area Women’s Foundation, reminded me of the time we opened our home to a woman and her daughter who were at the end of their rope. They stayed with us for...more |
2009-11-17
$500k innovation competition at Aviva
| Aviva Community Fund has launched a fascinating process where they are selecting projects from across Canada to which they will disburse $500,000 in funding. I became aware of it through Dion Oxfo...more |
2009-11-17
Relevant mag on “Bearing the Mystery”
| Just saw Relevant magazine’s review of a book I’ve been working my way through — Bearing the Mystery: Twenty Years of Image. This is a compilation of twenty years of superb writin...more |
2009-11-16
Stronger Together 2010
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I have some exciting news! For a few months now, a group of funders have been talking about how we can better serve our charity partners. So often we urge organizations to work together, to colla...more |
2009-11-06
Can I brag a bit?
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My sister-in-law Kim sent me an exceptional gift this week — it came in the form of a voluminous email attachment. Charting the Unknown is her first book, to be published in March 2010 by Lo...more |
2009-11-05
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