Affirming cheerful givers
What prompts the generosity of major donors
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Summer 2001
15 Articles
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Affirming cheerful givers
What prompts the generosity of major donors
Money may be the medium of exchange, but faith and vision underwrite the kind of giving that can build new dormitories and endow schools and scholarships. Faith and vision can’t work in a vacuum, however. Potential donors need opportunities to develop relationships with faculty, staff, and students and to become acquainted with specific needs. Then…
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Red is for danger
Determining when it's time to reinvent your school
Anyone who has ever driven down the wrong road will probably remember the feeling that gradually overwhelms and convinces you of the need to turn back or change directions. Sometimes it’s triggered clearly by a roadside sign. Sometimes it’s just a creeping sense of unease. As the gas tank empties, there comes a point when…
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Throwing stones?, where credit’s due, innocents abroad? and globalism
Edward Clark comments on Waylan Owens’ letter in the Spring 2001 issue, while John Lindner, Jack Graves, and Ian Douglas raise their voices to set In Trust straight on a few points.
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The picture of (financial) health
That there has been–for nearly five years–a way for theological schools to gauge financial health may come as a surprise. Vincent Cushing demonstrates how to put this easy-to-acquire tool to use.
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Good investments, good works
In the past thirty years, socially responsible investing has spread from a passionate few to growing numbers of investors, accounting this year for some $2 trillion in the United States alone. It has also moved from filtering one’s investment portfolio on the basis of a few issues (the Cold War, apartheid, nuclear arms) to an…
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Another seminary for Charlotte
A seminary based in Richmond, Virginia, is going to open its doors to students in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the coming school year. It’s not alone: many other theological schools have opened branches in and around the hospitable Southern town.
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Globalization for the greater good
A review of <i>The Wind of the Hundred Days: How Washington Mismanaged Globalization</i> and <i>The Business of Peace: The Private Sector as a Partner in Conflict Prevention and Resolution</i>
Title: The Wind of the Hundred Days: How Washington Mismanaged Globalization Author: Jagdish Bhagwati Publisher: MIT Press Title: The Business of Peace: The Private Sector as a Partner in Conflict Prevention and Resolution Author: Jane Nelson Publisher: Council on Economic Priorities
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GNP and freedom
A review of <i>Development as Freedom</i>
Title: Development As Freedom Author: Amartya Sen Publisher: Vintage Anchor
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The work ethic
A review of <i>The Corrosion of Character</i>
Title: The Corrosion of Character Author: Richard Sennett Publisher: Norton
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The hacker ethic
A review of <i>The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age</i>
Title: The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age Author: Pekka Himanen Publisher: Random House
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Holistic investing
A review of <i>The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Money</i>
Title: The Mindful Money Guide: Creating Harmony Between Your Values and Your Money Author: Marshall Glickman Publisher: Ballantine Wellspring
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