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Creating True Wealth: Christian Youth Entrepreneurship

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Creating True Wealth: Christian Youth Entrepreneurship

by Duane Moyer (published by entrenuity.com; copyright 1999 by Duane Moyer)

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Summary:

This is a stand-alone curriculum "designed to help young people develop a biblical view on entrepreneurship and godly character in the marketplace." It is Biblically based and has been used with students from middle school and up. Topics include stewardship, attitudes and attributes of successful entrepreneurs, business "basics" such as risk, ownership, business planning, marketing, and pricing, and Christian money management. It includes many hands-on activities for students and short testimonials from youth entrepreneurs.

The Facilitator's Guide is the "teacher's manual" for the director of the program. It includes discussion suggestions, detailed instructions for those facilitating the program, and colorful biographical summaries on Christian entrepreneurs.

There is also a Student Workbook, which is the companion student syllabus for the program.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

Organizations and teachers wanting to start a similar program will find this resource invaluable. Students will find the solid basic information and the hands-on instruction interesting and informative.

 

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Charitable Choice for Welfare & Community Services: An Implementation Guide for State, Local, and Federal Officials

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Charitable Choice for Welfare & Community Services:  An Implementation Guide for State, Local, and Federal Officials

(Published by The Center for Public Justice, December 2000. Copies of the Implementation Guide are available for purchase from The Center for Public Justice.)


Summary:

This is a focused introduction to the finer points of compliance with the Charitable Choice guidelines of the 1996 federal welfare reforms. It is directed to public officials at all levels of government who might be affected by the rule changes. It includes a primer on charitable choice, sample language for contracts with FBOs, a compliance "checklist," and brief descriptions of steps various state officials have taken to promote government-faith collaboration. This guide is helpful to public officials, since, as its author states, "Many of the requirements Charitable Choice applies to procurement are very different from, and in some cases even the opposite of, the requirements that accompany other federal, state, or local funds. This means that officials must not simply assume that their procurement policies and practices are in compliance with Charitable Choice, even if they have contracted extensively with religious affiliated providers in the past."

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

This resource is a must-have to any government organization that contracts with FBOs and wishes to better understand how to comply with the Charitable Choice guidelines. The practical tips, checklist, and contract language are very well written.



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LA Times Article: "Without a name, former 'South Central' L.A. has become almost invisible"

This is a good article on the identity of South LA.  Because of the lack of identity a the community of "South LA" being such a big area, it is hard for this area to get resources.  I think that we have experienced this as well being down here.  Many ministries and organizations in South LA have a harder time accepting volunteers because help is so scarce in this area.  We're praying for more resources in this area as well.

-Jon Vales, CSM Los Angeles Associate City Director

Hans Rosling: New Insights on Poverty and Life Around the World: TED 2007 Video

Hans Rosling's 2006 TED talk demonstrated that statistics can be interesting, as well as important. In this year's talk, Rosling lets the GapMinder software roam freely, providing his own running commentary on how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.

Try out GapMinder for yourself at http://tools.google.com/gapminder/, and see how knowledge can help change the world.

 

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Hans Rosling: Debunking Third-World Myths with the Best Stats You've Ever Seen: TED 2006 Video

Hans Rosling presents...

A presentation on public health, by all expectations, should be boring. This is a problem, since one of the greatest challenges the developing world faces is the lack (or poor use) of development statistics by those who want to help.

In this presentation, Hans Rosling uses lively narration and vivid animation to challenge the West's preconceptions about poverty. Asian countries, as colorful bubbles, float across the grid -- toward better national health and wealth. Animated bell curves representing national income distribution squish and flatten. In Rosling's hands, global trends -- life expectancy, child mortality, poverty rates -- become clear, intuitive and even playful.

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Volunteer Opportunities: Economic Development

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deputy director ACTS 1:8 MINISTRY - KENYA
Bungoma
Kenya
Manager GOD SEND MISSIONARY
Ghana
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Arlington, VA
United States
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Advisory Board Member MBADiversity.org
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