What Makes an Organization Financially Trustworthy?
Mark Erkenswick, partner-in-charge of audit at KPMG and chair of One Collective’s finance committee, on the three signs a nonprofit handles money well, and why reports alone are not enough.
Maximizing Impact with Strategic Giving
Jeff Wallace, president of the National Christian Foundation in Chicago, on giving from assets rather than cash, and how one couple gave 25 percent more by donating stock instead of selling it first.
Patience Bears Fruit
In East London, South Africa, a recycling business started in 2018 now serves 1,000 homes and employs 20 young adults who had no work. Scott Worley on how a Visible Fund grant helped it grow.
Getting People in the Same Room
In Elgin, Illinois, Catalyst Bobby Jackson and Alex Madrid pull nonprofits, churches and city officials into one plan to end chronic homelessness. Their odd measure of success: serving fewer people each week.
Setting the Stage for Lasting Change
In Chibolya, Zambia, a women’s empowerment program started by Ben and Kristin Choitz is helping women like Sylvia, a single mother of six, build real businesses. A new ministry center is about to multiply it.
Generosity That Multiplies
After selling their business, Robert and Tessa Swarthout wanted their giving to build independence, not dependence. Why One Collective’s model gave them a way to invest in communities shaping their own futures.
Empowering Innovation that Transforms a Community
In Buffalo City, South Africa, a generation of job scarcity has left young adults disillusioned. Catalyst Scott Worley is piloting entrepreneurial training that starts with mindset, not short-term fixes.
Rebuilding Hope Together
When war sent displaced families into Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Doug Landro’s team had 14 churches and 21 organizations already at the table. How those ties became 18 solar-powered tiny homes and a community center.
Working Together to See the Invisible
Rachel and Alonso Silva coordinate volunteers from 10 churches to mentor young people in state care in Santiago, Chile. Yanira, who entered protection at 12, is beginning to see her own worth.
Hope in Complex Situations
In central Athens, Greece, Danielle Kelly’s team could not serve every need at once, so they focused on mental health and dignity. How showers, laundry and meals with a local church changed a man named Chet.
Finding Healing & Unity Together
In Tulovo, Bulgaria, Catalyst Margie Brown works with Rroma families facing generations of segregation. An after-school program, girls training as hairstylists and Mira’s preschool dream show healing beginning.
Empowering Communities for Exponential Change
Aaron Passmore in Quito, Ecuador on why the work starts with relationship and a safe place to grow, and why no one should be the hero. Healthy people make healthy community, and that community makes more.
The Impact of Investing in Generosity
Jared and Lori Blong asked how they could do more than support their church. A serve, pray, pay framework and a donor-advised fund changed how they give. Their view: passive investments never get it done.
A Vision for Sustainable Change
Hector Chavez met Catalyst Nancy Donat as a teen in Lowell, a Fresno, California neighborhood with few paths forward. Now he wants to lead the change she started, and she is doing it again in Hidalgo.
Innovative Solutions that Create Lasting Change
In a rural South Asian community where most families cannot afford school, a villager named James suggested beekeeping. Seven farmers trained, hives are multiplying and each new one creates jobs.
The Gift of Generosity
When Tony Parmer inherited the family estate, the money felt like a weight. Planned-giving help from One Collective turned that anxiety into a plan to give now and later to young women escaping oppression.
Creating Opportunity When the Need is Great
In a Middle Eastern city creating half the jobs it needs, Caleb and Jessica launched online business training early when lockdowns loosened startup rules. Sarah, jobless for seven years, now supports her family.
Opening the Door for Lasting Change
Kimberly was selling drugs at nine and in prostitution at twelve so her sisters could eat. In Quito, Ecuador, she found Debbie’s ministry, and during lockdown she helped deliver food to women no one else remembered.
The Difference You Make Around the World
Haya fled war in the Middle East and was labeled a refugee everywhere she went, until she reached a One Collective ministry in Europe. Her thank-you shows what your giving means to one person.
The Impact of Generosity
Tim and Becky Obendorf have given to One Collective for over a decade, and Tim serves on its board. Why they expect giving to produce real, accountable results, and what a visit to South Africa settled.