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Ways to make charitable giving work for your company

by Aimee Minnich  |  May 3, 2012  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: business, company, entrepreneur

Corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, venture philanthropy – whatever the buzzword, it’s clear that companies across the globe have come to embrace the idea that a business should give back to the communities that buy its products and make it successful.

In pure business terms, giving back can add to the bottom line by making a product more appealing to its target ... read full post

Strategy: Use your business to fund ministry

by NCF staff  |  October 14, 2011  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: business, company, entrepreneur, shareholder

Many business owners have a heart to give charitably but feel hindered by their limited cash flow and the high taxation of their businesses.

But we have an innovative solution called the Charitable Shareholder strategy, which allows you to donate a non-voting interest in your business to NCF, receive a substantial tax deduction, and still maintain management ... read full post

Webcast: An entrepreneur's creative use of non-cash assets to accelerate his Kingdom investing

by NCF staff  |  October 11, 2011  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: business, company, entrepreneur

For nearly two decades, NCF has worked with Focus on the Family to help families thrive in their giving, and last week, we joined together to host a new FamilyWise Webcast.

In this 30-minute presentation, entrepreneur Andy Andreas shares how he has been able to creatively use his business as an engine for funding the churches and ministries God has put upon his heart. NCF's Paul Forbes and Jeanne McMains also ... read full post  |  1 comments

Strategy: How one company grew a "Generous Business"

by NCF staff  |  May 5, 2011  |  Category: Strategies  |  Tags: business, company, entrepreneur

A unique new brand of corporate giving is emerging, and one of its leaders is Mike Mulcahy of Bridgeway Capital Management in Houston, TX. "We're committed to taking the idea of stewardship in business to a whole new level," says Mulcahy, a Partner and Director at Bridgeway. "We feel called to be a bridge between our business success and the enormous needs around the world. As a result, we are building a business

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