Ennoble | A True Charity Podcast

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): a breakout session by Justin Lonas of The Chalmers Center.  Local churches and community ministries that provide goods and services often struggle to develop and implement an effective benevolence ministry. You may feel overwhelmed by the needs in your community. You may feel powerless to help people in the "right way...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): a breakout session by KC Johnson of Kingdom Business Consulting. The goals of this session are to Empower leaders and mentors with the skills to inspire a shift in mindset among communities entrenched in poverty and constrained by various barriers. Focus on strategies for aligning an individual's personal values and f...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): a breakout session by Kevin Moore of Mission Increase. Without careful attention, faith-based organizations will inevitably drift from their founding Mission. Slowly, silently, and with little fanfare, organizations routinely drift from their original purpose, and most will never return to their original intent.  With clar...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): a breakout session by Dan Remmenga of c3cultivation. We are thankful for every gift we receive—but do our donors know that? The most valuable donor is one you have ("one in the hand..."). However, the average donor retention rate for nonprofits is around 40–45% Acquiring new donors is costly and time-consuming, y...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): This is the keynote presentation by Dr. Brian Fikkert (When Helping Hurts, The Chalmers Center) on 'The Opposite of Poverty.'  Poverty alleviation is a journey, and like any journey we need to know both the destination and the way to get there. Unfortunately, too often we are using a faulty roadmap, resulting in...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): an inspiring keynote from Megan Rose, President and CEO of Better Together, a Network member organization seeking to keep families together and help parents provide stable homes through work and mentorship. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Ne...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): an inspiring keynote address from James Whitford, Co-founder and CEO of True Charity and Watered Gardens Ministries. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member...

From our 2025 True Charity Summit national conference ('Ascend'): a presentation by Jules Glanzer of The Timothy Group.  All of us are called to serve. Some are chosen to lead. You responded to God’s call to lead and things have not gone as anticipated. Now what? You are not alone. Using the conversation between Moses and God recorded in Exodus 5:22-6:8, we will explore the mission of Go...

How do you know if your time and financial giving are helping or hurting? Journey through five questions that’ll give you the confidence that your generosity is fueling real transformation.  This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member?...

This article reviews research showing how Christian worldview training can increase grit, shift work attitudes, and boost income among the ultra-poor. Read the Study  This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Access all your benefits...

Some good things can only exist at the person-to-person level. To institutionalize them drains them of their moral power. This article was previously published by FrontPorchRepublic.com This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Acces...

Warm feelings about nice-sounding programs aren’t enough. Genuinely transformative efforts are long, slow, and local. Hear network member Rachel Ferguson share her perspective.  This article was previous published by Christianity Today . This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn,...

Learn how sharing boots-on-the-ground success stories can help change destructive government policies affecting the poor. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Access all your benefits through the member portal .

A common method for addressing community problems is to call a collaborative meeting of stakeholders — with no attention paid to a shared mindset. Discover why that approach doesn’t work from nonprofit leader Kristin Parker of Shared City. Are you interested in becoming better equipped to spread the message of effective charity in your community? Explore becoming a True Charity Ambassador like Kri...

While payday lenders appear helpful, their high-interest loans trap low-income Americans in debt cycles. Meanwhile, real, lasting solutions lie not in bans or subsidies, but in a revived civil society that offers relationship-based, developmental alternatives. This article was originally published by the Foundation for Economic Education . This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg fo...

Though summer temperatures are rising, now is the time to plan for the frigid winter to come. Hear how Compassionate Hands in Lebanon, TN, provides the homeless with warmth, relationships, and actionable steps toward flourishing.  Thinking about building a warming shelter in your community? The Case Management Model Action Plan can prepare your team to provide more than shelter from the elements. ...

This article argues that privately funded nonprofits must be protected from growing federal overreach, especially as recent court decisions threaten to treat tax-exempt status as government aid. It calls for support of the Safeguarding Charity Act, asserting that civil society—rooted in voluntary, relational charity—offers more lasting solutions than government programs and must remain free from b...

Your marketing time is precious and limited. Here are a few tips to make the most of it by repurposing existing content.  This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Access all your benefits through the member portal .

Learn how the Church can meet the emotional, spiritual, and practical needs of new mothers through sustainable, relational ministry that bridges internal discipleship and external outreach. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? A...

Led by God to consider four passages bearing the verse marker “6:8,” John and Sarah Ramthun began a ministry in Sauk City, WI committed to making care for the poor personal. The result has been nothing short of miraculous. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and in...

Effective charity starts with the right relationships. Discover how affiliation and subsidiarity help ensure the right people provide help, preventing dependency while restoring dignity. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Acce...

Conventional wisdom says, “Teach a man to fish and you’ll feed him for a lifetime.” Yet skeptics ask: Does he need access to the pond? Or a boat? Does he even like fish? TC’s Nathan Mayo dives in to help us see if the criticisms hold water. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you lear...

Nonprofits addressing homelessness often struggle with financial instability, reliance on grants, and public skepticism. What if your organization could generate its own revenue while empowering clients with job skills — and bring about a positive shift in public opinion? Switchpoint didn’t wait for funding to change the game. They built small businesses that fuel their mission, create jobs, and p...

The True Charity Summit has become a flourishing national gathering of like-minded charity givers who encourage and equip each other to embody compassionate charity in their communities.  This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member? Acc...

Welfare reform is approaching, and civil society stands at a crossroads. Explore its historical role in poverty alleviation and why virtuous, voluntary associations must take back the baton. This educational content is just the tip of the iceberg for practical resources available through the True Charity Network . Check out how it can help you learn, connect, and influence here. Already a member?...