Giving

Video: The cheerful giver

By Jim Peet Tue, 05/03/2011 - 9:31am

Video: El Dador Alegre

"State of the Plate" survey available

By Jim Peet Thu, 02/17/2011 - 6:46pm

State of the Plate Survey

When Tithe Doesn't Mean Tenth

By sifilings Mon, 01/31/2011 - 11:24am

How Evangelicals Give

Survey: Happy People Are More Likely to Give

By Aaron Blumer Sat, 09/11/2010 - 6:32am

“Overall, 20 percent of the world’s population had volunteered time in the month prior to interview, 30 percent had given money to charity, and 45 percent had helped a stranger.” More

"Transparency is important"

By Greg Linscott Mon, 02/16/2009 - 7:49am

The Christian Post- “Donors Want Financial Transparency for Churches”
HT: Jim Peet

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Now Thank We All Our God

By Brian McCrorie Thu, 11/27/2008 - 12:00am

Note: This article was originally posted on November 23, 2006.

To All Ye Pilgrims: Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as He has protected us from the ravages of the savages, has spared us thank_you.jpgfrom pestilence and disease, has granted us freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our own conscience; now, I, your magistrate, do proclaim that all ye Pilgrims, with your wives and little ones, do gather at ye meeting house, on ye hill, between the hours of 9 and 12 in the day time, on Thursday, November ye 29th of the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and twenty-three, and third year since ye Pilgrims landed on ye Pilgrim Rock, there to listen to ye pastor, and render thanksgiving to ye Almighty God for all His blessings.

It’s been 383 years since Governor William Bradford called the Pilgrims to the first Thanksgiving celebration in the New World.read more

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Introducing the Refiner's Club

By Aaron Blumer Sun, 09/28/2008 - 11:00pm

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Six months ago, Jason Janz made an appeal for financial help for SI, and quite a few of you rose to the occasion. He was able to recover his personal investment in SI before passing the site on to me. At the time, he estimated the cost of running the site to be around $750 a month.

The good news is that the cost is now around $550 a month. However, though we’ve managed to bring costs down, income is still slightly below the level of expenses. And if we’re going to grow SI, we’ll have to do more than break even. The Admin Team is in need of reliable teleconferencing services adaptable to our locations during the day. Conference and interview opportunities await funds for travel expenses. Bandwidth and server upgrades may also be necessary in the months ahead. And we’d love to start paying writers for their articles.

A couple of solutions to the financial situation are in the works. A site face-lift is in development and will allow us to offer more attractive advertising options, which should improve ad revenue. The new site will also feature non-rotating “affiliate” ads that will bring revenue to SI when folks make purchases via the links.
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