Why People Use a Donor Advised Fund: What the Data Shows
People use donor advised funds to achieve different goals, from support of cherished nonprofits to gifts in response to particular needs.
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What is Transformational Generosity?
What does generosity mean, really? It is often equated with financial giving, but it clearly goes beyond the number of dollars given away. In Scripture, we read how God intends generosity to be transformational. Biblical generosity means changing the way we think about all of our resources, not just money, in order to uplift others, strengthen relationships, and glorify God. So how can we embrace this transformational definition of generosity and shift how we give? It begins by unpacking a few major characteristics of generosity in Scripture.
Read MoreMillennial Giving Continues to Grow Through Non-Traditional Methods
The last few decades of charitable giving have been driven in large part by donors in the Baby Boomer generation and older, with Gen X donors becoming bigger players in…
Read MoreA New Perspective on Donor Advised Fund Regulation
As the fastest growing vehicle in charitable giving, donor advised funds (DAFs) have become a major part of the philanthropic landscape in America1. There are numerous features that have contributed…
Read More2021—A Pivot Year for Charitable Giving
Where will charitable giving go in 2021? It is a critical question. Why? In recent years, total charitable giving has run in the $400 billion range. The nonprofit sector contributes…
Read MoreAn Eternal Investment: Celebrating 20 Years
Twenty years. It has a long time. I started June 1, 2000. I resigned from the law firm to start what was at that time called the Christian Community Foundation…
Read MoreReflecting on 2019
As we get ready to flip the calendar to 2020, now is a fitting moment to celebrate all the fantastic stories God orchestrated in 2019. We are blessed to serve…
Read MoreAnswering the Call: Ben Bell’s Passion for Serving Ministries
Prior to joining The Signatry, I was never in a full-time vocational ministry role, although I could consider full-time vocational ministry as “the family business.” My dad’s parents were medical missionaries in China, my dad was a pastor, one uncle was an evangelist, and another aunt and uncle were Korean missionaries. I have several cousins and second cousins who have founded and operate ministries on a full-time basis. Despite several opportunities over the years to move into a full-time vocational ministry role, usually as their COO or CFO, since that was my training and skillset, I never felt called to full-time ministry. I considered myself “in ministry,” but not in a vocational way. I knew my calling was in the secular business world as a Christian witness, and I have always thought being a Christian witness in the secular business world was and is a very noble calling. How were you introduced to The Signatry? In 2018, I got the call to full-time vocational ministry at The Signatry. It followed a long period of soul-searching, reaching out to friends, and seeking the Lord’s guidance before I had ever heard about The Signatry. This period of seeking the Lord extended through my discernment process. I was not seeking to leave the business world. In terms of analyzing the opportunity at The Signatry, I wondered whether I’d enjoy it and if I would be any good at it. It was entirely different from my daily routine, experience, and skillset, so naturally, I had questions. But then the Lord told me to join The Signatry in the clearest way possible – that is all I needed, and all my analysis stopped. I joined the team three weeks later.
Read MoreThe Signatry Celebrates Nineteen Years
Can you believe it’s 19 years? Nineteen years ago, I resigned from the law firm to be part of starting what was then called the Servant Foundation. On June 1,…
Read MoreThe Signatry Celebrates Eighteen Years
Eighteen years ago, on June 1, 2000, The Signatry officially opened its doors. Before then, we were just a dream. Our Beginnings Two of our founders, Pat Lloyd and Frank…
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