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The Giver and the Gift: Principles of Kingdom Fundraising

Peter Greer

For over ten years, Peter Greer has helped HOPE International increase fundraising at an annual growth rate of 44%. Greer and philanthropist David Weekley share a counter-cultural, relational approach to fundraising. Unlike guilt-inducing gimmickry, their model inspires generosity with a Kingdom perspective that values the giver and the receiver.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
  • Publish Date: Dec 1st, 2015
  • Pages: 112
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 6.80in - 4.90in - 0.30in - 0.30lb
  • EAN: 9780764217746
  • Categories: Christian Ministry - GeneralChristian Living - Stewardship & GivingChristian Church - Administration

About the Author

Weekley, David: - David Weekley is chairman of David Weekley Homes, which he founded in 1976 at age 23. Today David Weekley Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in America. David allocates 50 percent of his time and income to nonprofits. He and his wife, Bonnie, live in Houston, Texas. David is the proud father of three children and has five grandchildren. Learn more about his giving at www.dwf.foundation.
Greer, Peter: - Peter Greer (www.peterkgreer.com) is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a BS in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School. Peter's favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves--whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine.

As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has coauthored fourteen books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award Winner from Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the Top 40 books on poverty by World magazine), and Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji).

More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, PA. Learn more at peterkgreer.com.