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In this week's Editor's Notebook, Warren Smith shares lessons learned from the True Charity Network annual conference last week—a group on the forefront of reforming the way the church does charity in the U.S.
We know how to solve some of our nation’s most intractable problems, but will we?
OPINION—On Tuesday, the Trump administration cut $2 billion to nonprofits, some of them faith-based organizations, that deal with mental health and addiction recovery issues. On Wednesday, the administration restored those grants. It is not yet ...
Cuts send charities scrambling. Some warn foundations are under attack, others see opportunity.
In the wake of federal funding cuts affecting nonprofits, over 150 organizations have signed a pledge urging grantmakers to extend their support and funnel fresh funds to hard-hit advocacy groups that have lost federal contracts. ...
Will Christian foundations increase giving?
In 2023, foundation giving totaled over $103.5 billion, according to the National Philanthropic Trust, making them critical to the charitable work happening in the United States and around the world.
James Whitford has ignited a charity revolution, and the flames are spreading.
James Whitford of True Charity Says “No”
James Whitford has created True Charity, a network of like-minded organizations (now numbering more than 200), that champions the “resurgence of civil society in the fight against poverty.”
Sam Rainer, James Whitford, Tom Mueller, and Dan Martell make the list
Editor’s Note: Most Saturdays we will feature this “Editor’s Notebook” column. MinistryWatch President Warren Smith will offer his opinion on stories in the week’s news or, sometimes, offer a behind-the-scenes look at how and why we ...
A growing national network of Christian ministries is trying to answer that question
True Charity is a network of nearly two hundred organizations that seek to improve charity, influence relevant policy, and inform the public about the importance of effective compassion
James Whitford has seen the growth and struggles that come with helping the poor escape the endless cycle of poverty, addiction and incarceration. For 20 years, Whitford and his wife, Marsha – who both founded the non-profit Watered Gardens Ministries, in Joplin, Missouri – have helped equip those entangled in that struggle to escape through finding a ...
