Community Purse Blog
Latest News“Stories of Kindness” – Community Purse featured in Arden Shore Newsletter
We are thrilled to be able to contribute to the valuable work of so many incredible local nonprofits. Arden Shore Child and Family Services is just one of the many. They recently featured Community Purse in their monthly newsletter: Collective GivingThe Lake County...
The Generous Poor
By Deb Webber Community Purse Board Member I remember tears coming to my eyes when I read a story about a “poor” family who had been moved to sacrificial generosity when they heard about a needy family in their church. Their pastor had appealed for a...
News from Fox and Trove
Community Purse is honored to be featured in this video by Fox and Trove which shares how they will be using their recent grant awarded by our members! Check out the video to learn more: https://foxandtrove.com/pages/free-kindness-education-for-lake-county Fox and...
The Surprising Benefits of a “Mock Move”
By Carolyn B. Dun Early in my marriage, my husband and I moved with our young family four times: from Chicago to St. Louis, St. Louis to Orlando, Orlando to Dallas, and Dallas to Chicago. The moves were always work-related and it was exciting to find a new house and...
Fundraising as Ministry
By Carolyn B. Dun, Community Purse Founder “Fundraising is first and foremost a form of ministry… Fundraising is as spiritual as giving a sermon, entering a time of prayer, visiting the sick, or feeding the hungry.” Henri J. M. Nouwen, A Spirituality of...
Community Purse adds to LM philanthropic giving
By Kevin Brown, Interim Managing Editor - Lake Mills Leader When Laura Pennington, co-owner of Bartel’s Landing, relocated to Lake Mills from the Chicago, Ill., area, she brought with her her Christian passion for a unique community giving program called...