Welcome to the weekend, and welcome to the Saturday 7.
A swimming pool was built by a donor for a charity in Latin America. This may sound like a simple scenario, but we promise you the moral of this real-life situation is deep. Learn from this week’s top story how this swimming pool teaches important lessons about making lasting, effective decisions with your charitable investments.
Every day, NCF interacts with thousands of people making joyful grants, but we rarely hear the stories behind these gifts. You can help us change that. Write us at saturday7@ncfgiving.com to share about a giving experience you’ve had. We’ll feature some of these in future Saturday 7s using only your first name and city. (If you’d like to remain anonymous, just include that information in your message.)
In 2012, a handful of community-minded business leaders partnered with a Florida sports nonprofit to find out if the reconstruction of a stadium could also benefit its surrounding historic neighborhoods. Powered by business, nonprofits, and generosity, they spent 30,000 hours in door-to-door interviews and community gatherings. The results after almost 12 years have been astonishing. Read the story to learn more.
With a Giving Fund at NCF, you can search by cause for charities. Just log in to your fund and go to the Charities page from the menu at the top. Click “browse charities” to select a cause you’re interested in supporting, and see all the charities working to address the needs related to that cause.
“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9
Saturday 7 is brought to you by our team at the National Christian Foundation (NCF). We would love to help you create your Giving Strategy™, so you can experience more joy and adventure as you pursue a life of generosity. Find an NCF location near you at ncfgiving.com/locations.