{"id":1504,"date":"2024-06-25T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2024-07-02T13:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:18:03","slug":"1504","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/2024\/06\/25\/1504\/","title":{"rendered":"195 countries reached"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<section class=\"story__gallery-section\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-main swiper-block story__gallery-section--container full-slider-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper__preload is-visible\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper__preload__animation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\" data-swiper-count=\"1\" data-swiper-loop=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4.png 883w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4-768x485.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4-570x360.png 570w, https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/06\/Webpage-Carousel-p-4-640x404.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button swiper-button--prev\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 5 9\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M4.8 7.8c0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1 -0.2 0.3-0.6 0.3-0.9 0L0.2 5c-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1l3.7-3.8c0.2-0.3 0.6-0.3 0.9 0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1l-3 3.3L4.8 7.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-button swiper-button--next\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewBox=\"0 0 5 9\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path d=\"M3.2 4.5l-3-3.3c-0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1 0.3-0.3 0.7-0.3 0.9 0L4.8 4c0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0 1L1.1 8.8c-0.3 0.3-0.7 0.3-0.9 0 -0.3-0.3-0.3-0.7 0-1L3.2 4.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<p>What would your kids say if you told them you were giving their inheritance to charity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncfgiving.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2024\/07\/Rutt-Family-Photo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1530\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Rutt and his family are well known for founding the pioneering Christian microfinance ministry, HOPE International. But what you may not know is their unwavering commitment to generosity. Jeff and his wife,<br>Sue, raised their kids with such a spirit of giving that it was natural for the entire family to embrace the idea of using their successful business as an engine to fuel charitable goals. With the help of their advisors and NCF, the Rutts gave non-voting stock in their company to NCF, and the net proceeds supported the charities they love. They held a signing ceremony (above) as a declaration of their release of the family business to God.<br>\u201cThe gift has strengthened the purpose of what we do and why we do it,\u201d says Jeff. \u201cThe clarity of that is very life-giving.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a video of the Rutt family\u2019s giving story at ncfgiving.com\/rutt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What would your kids say if you told them you were giving their inheritance to charity? 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