http://www.kinnovation.org Technology for the next Reformation Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:48:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The SPARK Humanitarian Suite presentation is now online. Click here to view the Flash presentation. http://www.kinnovation.org/spark-presentation-is-now-available/ Bill Kliewer announes partnership between Kinnovation & World Vision from Mark Smith on Vimeo. http://www.kinnovation.org/world-vision-and-kinnovation-partnership-announcement/ Forces For Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits One of the emerging trends in philanthropy is the concept of "giving while living"--with donors taking an active role in their philanthropy during their lifetimes. Actually, this concept is not new, it was pioneered by Andrew Carnegie and outlined in his article ... http://www.kinnovation.org/forces-for-good/ "Aim at Heaven and you'll get earth thrown in; aim at earth and you'll get neither." CS Lewis I've been a Christian for about 30 years and during that entire time, I've given regularly to my local church and other charities. But only recently have I attempted to measure and multiply ... http://www.kinnovation.org/multiplying-your-results/ When Charity Destroys Dignity, by Glenn Schwartz Can you understand what it is like to feel left out--to have your dignity destroyed? Do you know what it feels like to have to get out of the way of so-called "experts"? And how can anyone help overcome the negative effects of dependency ... http://www.kinnovation.org/when-charity-destroys-dignity/ The Church and Poverty: Mission Accomplished? From Family Research Council e-newsletter Is the church doing enough to help the poor? Sixty-seven percent of Americans think so. According to a recent national survey the majority of those polled said their "church already does enough to help the poor in [their] community." But ... http://www.kinnovation.org/the-church-and-poverty-mission-accomplished/ Megacommunities, by Mark Gerencser, et al. (a book review with key points posted by Mark Smith) The problems facing the world are so large that no one sector--business, government or non-profit--can solve the problems by themselves. According to the authors, what is needed is a megacommunity. A megacommunity is a ... http://www.kinnovation.org/megacommunities/ At first glance, The PEACE Plan appears to be focused exclusively on global problems. The global GIANTS (poverty, disease, illiteracy, etc.) are so big, that the average person will assume they cannot make an impact and that somebody else will figure out how to deal the GIANTS. However, Rick Warren ... http://www.kinnovation.org/my-personal-peace-plan/ On October 29, 2007 I heard Pastor Rick Warren speak about the P.E.A.C.E. plan. Pastor Rick states that the church is the world’s largest organization with over 2.8 billion members, the only organization large enough and growing fast enough to combat the effects spiritual emptiness, poverty, disease, illiteracy, and corrupt ... http://www.kinnovation.org/the-peace-plan/ By Phil Smith, author of A Billion Bootstraps When Andre Aggasi first started playing tennis, it was relatively easy and inexpensive to improve. He probably bought his first racket for a few bucks, played at public courts for free, and improved his skills rather quickly. As time went ... http://www.kinnovation.org/microcredit-and-the-results-giver/