Posts Tagged ‘Jars of Clay’
A Concert for a Cause Continued
Fundraising with Blood:Water is built upon the simple idea of using talents and resources that are already available to help provide clean water for our friends in Africa. There is no perfect formula or strict set of rules, only creative freedom and a call to action. The water and HIV/AIDS crises in Africa are…
Read MoreA Concert for a Cause
Fundraising with Blood:Water is built upon the simple idea of using talents and resources that are already available to help provide clean water for our friends in Africa. There is no perfect formula or strict set of rules, only creative freedom and a call to action. The water and HIV/AIDS crises in Africa are…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from Jars of Clay
Dear Friend, Christmas is meant to draw us into a fresh experience with peace that passes all understanding and nurture a contemplative reflection on the unassuming invasion of love, mercy, and joy in our world. Instead, it often manifests through extended holiday hours, fist fights over the latest doorbusters, calendars overrun with office parties,…
Read MoreA Matter of Strength and Health (Part II)
To read Part I of this blog, click here. A civil society organization will struggle to reach its full potential without the investment of others who can provide mentoring, advisement, technical training, and support for all the various facets of a healthy organization. If the organization is willing to be vulnerable and transparent about its…
Read MoreA Matter of Health and Strength (PART I)
Self-made success is the unicorn of the business world—there is no such thing. I add my “Amen!” to a 17th century poem by John Donne, which begins, “No man is an island, entire of itself.” When a person takes his or her place at the top and surveys the path that was traversed…
Read MoreSolidarity at Soulfest
Blood:Water has had many-a-booth at festivals and events all around Nashville, but two weeks ago, our summer intern, Caroline Clark, and I had the opportunity to travel to New Hampshire to man a booth at Soulfest. Located in the picturesque mountains and lake region of Gilford, Soulfest draws thousands of attendees and is the…
Read MorePART II: What Makes Blood:Water Different
In a two-part blog, Blood:Water founder and senior development officer, Dan Haseltine, shares what makes Blood:Water so unique in the way it works. If you missed the first part, you can read it here. PART II: WHAT MAKES BLOOD:WATER DIFFERENT I know what you are thinking. What I’m getting at is the old, “give a…
Read MorePART I: Shared Experiences
In a two-part blog, Blood:Water founder and senior development officer, Dan Haseltine, shares what makes Blood:Water so unique in the way it works. PART I: SHARED EXPERIENCES “Just let me do it!” The words came out as more of a frustrated sigh than a full-voiced command. But as he nudged me out of the way,…
Read MoreThe Power of Community
Community. It is a word we use a lot around here because it’s not only one of our stated values, but also the key to creating lasting change in Africa. Community engagement is at the core of the work we do alongside our partners in Africa. However, community engagement in the United States can transform lives…
Read More“Sunny Days”
Blood:Water is currently seeking interns for the spring semester. The deadline to apply is December 1. Click here to apply. And check out this guest blog from our current intern, Joey. In my first year of high school, I was the starting quarterback for the freshman football team. Don’t be too impressed, we only defeated…
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