Andrew Carnegie once said, “The man who dies rich, dies disgraced.” His belief fueled a passion for philanthropy that spread among some of the titans of industry of the last century. Carnegie was joined by John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, J. Paul Getty, J. Howard Pew, and many others who created massive wealth –...
Open Source Everything
Not long ago, I saw a HOPE photo used in the fundraising campaign of another organization. A different ministry was employing our tagline of “investing in the dreams of the poor” in one of their brochures. An additional organization had created field manuals that looked strikingly similar to some of ours. It didn’t look...
Debt Bondage – The Forgotten Cause of Human Trafficking
Payday lending – it’s everywhere but especially in communities with lower per capita incomes. It’s just one way lenders prey upon cash-strapped individuals: “In a typical payday loan transaction, a borrower writes a postdated check to the lender for the amount of the loan plus a fee – usually $20 for each $100 borrowed....