Over the last few years, our journey at HOPE to determine how to preserve and reinforce our mission led us to two undeniable conclusions: Mission Drift is the natural course for organizations. It takes focused attention to safeguard your mission. Today, the culmination of this research, Mission Drift, is available on Amazon. To say...
Is Giving Cash to People in Poverty a Good Investment?
A new movement is underway. Instead of giving those living in poverty a heifer, sponsoring a child, investing in businesses, or building wells, people are giving the financially vulnerable cash—no string attached. Just a short time after When Helping Hurts and Toxic Charity highlighted how charity can have unintended consequences, it came as a...
Santa Claus – Patron Saint of Pawn Shops
Santa Clause, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle. But Saint Nicholas has another lesser known moniker—the patron saint of pawn shops. How could this jolly old fellow be known as the patron saint of such a seedy business? In the Middle Ages, montes pietatius were charities similar to urban food banks. And they were created as...