tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478472538855646308.post495975264042518629..comments2023-05-30T05:45:55.357-05:00Comments on the traveling russells: the significance of insignificance: tornadoes, Hur, and non-profitsJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930180834169463751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478472538855646308.post-876533684519191812013-08-13T12:51:31.441-05:002013-08-13T12:51:31.441-05:00Thanks, Amy!
Jennifer, thank you for your transpa...Thanks, Amy!<br /><br />Jennifer, thank you for your transparency! I'm glad that this post spoke to you. I think we've all been in a position of wondering/doubting if our hard-earned money is getting as much "bang" as we would like it to when we give it to non-profits. On the flip side, non-profits frequently struggle because many donors want to give money toward "exciting" direct-contact kinds of things and not toward the daily grind of keeping the lights on and the printer full of toner.<br />I think you're right--that there is a balance. I just hope to get much closer to it on this side of heaven.Chase Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083489970197349437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478472538855646308.post-14029929180581223122013-06-26T13:03:23.836-05:002013-06-26T13:03:23.836-05:00I love this post. It made me cry. As someone who w...I love this post. It made me cry. As someone who works in non-profits (albeit arts non-profit), I completely understand how people want to give time and money in big, visible ways. I also understand very clearly how financial support makes a HUGE difference. Even in-kind financial support.<br /><br />On the other side of this, as a "sender" in this part of our lives, we struggle with wanting to give more, but also not feel like we're just saving up money for an unknown purpose, check writers sending money into a black hole. Paying for overhead. Not enough to make a difference. Thoughts like that go through our minds. <br /><br />I feel like there is a balance - of course when we get to heaven, we will be able to see what small efforts led to big results (can't wait for my kids to meet the kid who received that chicken they sent last Christmas through World Vision!). But in this life, I want to feel a personal connection. Maybe that's selfish? Jennifer Skinnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2478472538855646308.post-3108484965790744962013-06-13T20:05:13.617-05:002013-06-13T20:05:13.617-05:00I definitely appreciate your thoughts on this, Cha...I definitely appreciate your thoughts on this, Chase. I feel tension between my natural bent toward supportive background roles and the desire for just a little bit more glory. Good to have this "members of one body" perspective.Amy Cheeknoreply@blogger.com