Articles & Guides
My goal is to equip people with the resources to inspire generosity and build enduring legacies. Here are a few of my favorite posts and practical guides on key topics, as well as a few other articles I recommend.
Generosity
The Give a Benjamin Challenge
I often recommend families try this unusual challenge: pick a day and give away $100 in cash. I call it the “Give a Benjamin Day.” It’s a chance to practice a random act of spontaneous generosity.
Guide: Giving As A Family
Practicing generosity as a family provides a powerful catalyst for finding common ground and having important conversations. This simple guide will help you get started.
The Giving Family: A Surprise Lesson
When my kids were still young, I began giving them money each year to donate to a charity of their choosing. It was a valuable exercise—for them and for me!
Legacy
Podcast: Creating a Family Legacy
Learn about the essential elements of creating a powerful family legacy in an interview with Bob Barber on the Christian Financial Perspectives podcast.
Guide: Identifying Your Family’s Values
Families who rally around shared passions are far more likely to endure and prosper. I’ve created this simple guide to help you identify your family’s values.
Growing a Generous Family
Read about how to create a “generous legacy” and why I believe those two ideas should be held together as we build into our families.
Fundraising
Endowment is a Four-Letter Word?!
In the Christian world, endowments take a hit because they supposedly reflect a lack of faith. I’ve heard it more than once that “if God wants this ministry to continue, then He will provide the funds.”
Finding Major Donors
“Can you introduce me to major donors?” It’s a question I get asked a lot. I introduce the key topic of major donors in this short article on the blog.
Six Facts for Understanding High Net Worth Giving
Major donors are only becoming more important to ministries and non-profits who rely on charitable giving. Review some facts about high net worth donors and what those facts mean for those in development roles.
Books in the Store
A Generous Life
Learn ten steps to help you establish a generous mindset, determine where and how much to give, create a legacy plan, and more.
Charity Shock
Discover how recent cultural shifts are revolutionizing fundraising, and how you can understand and take advantage of these shifts.
Entrusted
Discover why the model for estate planning today is fundamentally flawed, and how it can be fixed.