Do Charities Destroy Value?

This from the BAM Network:
“My basic theory was this: “Charities” raise funds and redistribute them. By nature, value is destroyed in the process. You hope a well run charity might take your $1 donation and turn it into 80 cents of giving. A for-profit company, however, creates value. An investor expects their $1 to generate [...]

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Churches: When Did Numbers Become Evil?

Business as Mission Network asks the intriguing question, When did numbers become evil? Does measuring attendance or giving somehow seem unspiritual? The post references the oft-stated phrase, “it’s not about the numbers” yet there’s one phrase–numerically-oriented–that I often hear: “if just one person gets saved (or gets __(whatever)__) it will be worth it.”  Why is [...]

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