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Research on global poverty is exploding, especially in the areas of irrational behavior and controlled experiments. Experts are uncovering sociological trends and cultural norms that can help unlock why certain people groups are improving while others remain enslaved to their current circumstances. The " Wall Street Journal" reports on twonew development economy books, Dean Karlan and Jacob Appel's "More Than Good Intentions" and Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo's "Poor Economics." These books are excellent tools in providing an overview into the complexities of global poverty.Click to read Wall Street Journal articleRelated: Kirkus Review of " More Than Good Intentions" Related: "Poor Economics" WebsiteRelated: Microfinance Without the Hollywood EndingRelated: Bill Gates on The Real Successes of Foreign Aid
Q (Ideas for the Common Good) Founder Gabe Lyons sits down with author and theologian Eugene Peterson for a heart-to-heart on the role of a pastor in a fragmented society, writing a Bible translation, and the proper way to recognize the Sabbath. Both Lyons and Peterson will be a part of The Gathering conference this September.Click to read interviewRelated: Would Eugene Peterson condemn Rob Bell?Related: Book Review of Peterson' s "The Pastor"Click here for more information on The Gathering's 2011 conference
Anyone involved in serving others - from funding and fieldwork to government and executive boards - should add Mario Morino' s new book to the top of the summer reading list. Morino is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners, and his book not only offers insight and advice, but takes the reader several steps deeper into candid strategy and execution tools that will help make meaningful, measurable impact for the greatest good.Click to learn more about Leap of ReasonClick to visit The Morino Institute website Click to learn more on this topic from " The Economist"
The ever-increasing cost of getting food on the table is causing world hunger efforts to rethink the best ways to feed the estimated one billion starving people in the world. The solution is far more complex than we want to imagine, and organizations such as World Vision and Bread for the World are having to examine every angle from fuel, storage, waste, marketing, and communication to try and attack a problem that is demanding a paradigm shift.Click to read articleRelated: Tackling Food WasteRelated: World Vision Agriculture Related: Bread for the World
What happens when you cross highly successful Christian business leaders with highly motivated social entrepreneurs? Praxis. And Praxis is looking for driven, scrappy social entrepreneurs to help give advice and cash - $50,000 for first prize, $30,000 for second, and $20,000 for third. Praxis Labs, a world-class Christian mentoring program, was developed in collaboration with Gabe Lyons and Q, and the family foundation of Gathering participant David Weekley is providing the prize money, which also gives entrepreneurs access to world-class leaders such as Henry Kaestner, founder of one of the nation' s fastest growing telecommunication companies, Bandwidth.com. Applications due July 15.Click to read articleClick for more information on PraxisClick to visit the Q websiteClick to read an interview with David WeekleyClick to learn more about Bandwidth