I wanted you shoot you a web site for an organization I worked with in N. Ireland

It’s called Christina Aid (they are not strictly a christian org)

http://www.christianaid.co.uk They are a UK company that do exactly what you are looking to do. It would be a good group to check and talk with. They raise money, help fund smaller organizations all over the world, and they provide awareness all over Europe. THey are not in the US at all…

The company started long ago when the Protistents and Catholic churches wanted to put money towards world poverty and disasters. Eventually the company went private and was not run by the churches and now the money that is donated from all over and the church funds are less then 50% of the donated money.

It is a really amazing company and I think you would be encouraged by what they are doing!

All the best,

Elijah-

thanks for the advice and feedback.

we have a name for the organization but aren’t ready to release it yet. we’re still waiting for our 501c3 issuance from the IRS. once that’s released, it’ll hopefully spread like wildfire.

Keep praying……..

You need to give your organization a NAME so people can associate a name with it! This is VERY IMPORTANT. You are going a great job getting people information on your blog and facebook and have an opportunity to get the word out but you need name association at this point……(Not criticizing, trying to help!)

@katey: yay! now that we have ezra’s support, there’s no stopping this movement.

tha’ts a great question. how are we different and why start another organization? i don’t receive it as a criticism but rather, a constructive question. i’d be asking the same question.

to the first question about how we’re different, i’d say:

“not really. our end purpose is the same, isn’t it. we’re all trying to do our part, play our role, be a voice, be an advocate…towards the fight against the evil and injustice of poverty. so, in that end, i’d be honest and say we’re not different.”

then, why start another organization?

“i have a feeling the orgs you mentioned and the thousands of orgs that are out there were once asked that very same question. i’m super glad they decided to move forward to give birth and life to their orgs. the complexities of poverty are so wide, deep, and massive that we need as many orgs [provided they are growing in efficiency and transparency] to engage this fight. that’s my personal philosophy. i’m not suggesting every single person start their own org but provided there’s depth, substance, vision, mission, and sustainability…

lastly, we are starting this because we feel called.”

Additionally, I feel very strongly that money is not our only resource. We must do what we can to be proper stewards of our finances and your efforts/the movement of the spirit in forming this organization is a significant contribution to the conversation around stewardship. I also believe that we so many resources beyond money – education, time, food, citizenship in the United States, a voice in a country whose policies often hurt the poor more than help them. I hope that you will consider ways to incorporate teaching/preaching/awareness about being good stewards of ALL our resources, not just finances.

Finally, I feel that it is important to know where my money is going when I contribute to an organization. I hope you’ll consider highlighting the types of projects you fund, stories of the impact of just $1 on the developing world. There is a huge movement out there already – Micah Challenge, ONE Campaign, Bread for the World, relief and development groups throughout the world. I’m glad that you are joining/contributing and partnering with it.