A personal encounter Introduction The Hidden Treasure The Pearl of Great Price Our Call Christ Centered All of the brothers in the Servants of the Word have one thing in common They have discovered the treasure in the field and have gladly gone and sold everything to purchase the fi ID: 573948
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Understanding the Heart of Fundraising
A personal encounterSlide2
IntroductionSlide3
The Hidden TreasureSlide4
The Pearl of Great PriceSlide5
Our Call – Christ Centered
All of the brothers in the Servants of the Word have one thing in common. They have discovered “the treasure in the field” and have gladly gone and sold everything to purchase the field (Matthew 13:44). The surpassing worth of knowing Christ has caused us to re-orient our lives in order to serve him alone. While there are many limitations imposed by our humanity, our weakness and our circumstances, we nonetheless seek to make our whole lives, our energies and our resources count for him and his kingdom. This is not a chore or a great sacrifice, but something we have undertaken joyfully. This orientation has not only led us to our initial decision but continues to fuel our life and service in an ongoing way.
The Servants of the WordSlide6
The Philanthropic Tradition
Then the King will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.”
Matthew 25: 34-36 Slide7
St. Thomas Aquinas
The Corporal Works of Mercy
Needs of the body
The Spiritual Works of Mercy
Needs of the soul/spiritSlide8
Phi-lan
-thro-
py
From the Latin –
Philanthropia
Philo-
loving
anthropos
- mankind
“kindliness, humanity, benevolence, love to mankind”
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Philanthropy & Fundraising
Road/Bridges
Prison Reform
Public SchoolsSlide10
Philanthropy & Fundraising
Scientific Approach
Carngie
Modern ApproachSlide11
Philanthropy & Fundraising
Modern Philanthropy
Systematized
Depersonalized
Less Emotional
“Efficient”Slide12
Has something been lost?
Do the corporal and spiritual works of mercy seem to fit in the evolution of philanthropy?
Who determines what is “efficient” and based on what principles?
Are “charity” and “philanthropy” the same?Slide13
Char-i
-ty
From the Latin –
Caritas
which means love
Webster dictionary:
“benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity”
“Christian love; representing God’s love of man and man’s love of God or man’s love of his fellow man”Slide14
Imago DeiSlide15
Charity & Friendship
I no longer call you servants… instead, I have called you friends.
John: 15:15Slide16
Christian Charity ≠ Modern Philanthropy
Philanthropy as compassion or love for one’s fellow man by identifying and addressing society’s problems
Charity as love through a personal encounter with an individualSlide17
A Personal Encounter
ONE
MANY
GOD
ONESlide18
The Servants Mission
To be
of service to Christ, our master.
F
orgoing
personal ambition and dreams in order to advance the glory of somebody else.
L
iving
as radical disciples of Jesus Christ, the Word of God incarnate.
Proclaim
the message of salvation, the Good News of what God has done for the human race. Slide19
Fundraising as Something More
Henri J.M Nouwen “The Spirituality of Fundraising”
Fund-raising as a ministry
The “rich soil of relatedness”Slide20
Fund-raising as a Ministry
Announcing our
vision
and inviting other people into our
missionSlide21
A call to conversionSlide22
Relationship with MoneySlide23
Security is only found in God
No servant can be the slave of two masters.
Luke 16:13Slide24
Recap
Hidden Treasure / The Pearl of Great Price
Origins of Philanthropy
Christian Charity
The Personal EncounterSlide25
Recap
Fundraising as a mission that we all participate in
Conversion / Our own relationship with money
Our Security in God emboldens our mission / callSlide26
Discussion
Is development work / fund raising as seen through the eyes of Christian charity – caritas - just the work of a few?
Do we see development or fundraising as something prohibitive to evangelization?
If we are self sustaining, why should we fund raise at all?