The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s worst place to become a mother, according to the State of the World’s Mothers 2013, an annual report from Save the Children ranking the best and worst places to be a mother….
Rich Stearns’ new book, Unfinished: Believing Is Only the Beginning, is now available. His previous book, The Hole in Our Gospel, told his story of coming to World Vision and is a primer on global poverty. Unfinished builds on that…
This month, many Americans will make year-end charitable donations. However, do you know what information you should gather to ensure your donations do the most good? Larry Probus, World Vision’s chief financial officer, shares some year-end giving tips with the…
Do you shop at Macy’s, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com? Did you know that you can know purchase from these – and many other online stores – and give to Strong Women, Strong World at the same time… at no…
This week on the blog we are focusing on “Giving with a Global Mind.” So often we are bombarded with information about what is good, what is better, what we should look for when shopping and what we should avoid. Many times buying…
As we think about gifts to give this Christmas season to our family, friends and co-workers, I encourage you to think bigger. Think of the people who made the gifts, the people who grew the materials and the people who…
September 2012 marked World Vision’s 62nd anniversary of serving children, families, and communities in need. See where World Vision has helped people in need over the past six decades in this beautiful photo slideshow via the World Vision magazine.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy has developed this great tool to show how Americans give to charity. Find out what charitable giving looks like in your neighborhood! Also, a recent study has found that older women are far more generous with…
John Schenk, manager of the World Vision Communications Academy shares with Women of Vision about a powerful webinar “Rwanda’s New Normal: Fair Shares for Women.” Watch the webinar (49 minutes) here. Rwanda, a postage stamp of a nation whose name is…
From World Vision, by Kathryn Reid: The number of people fleeing conflict and disaster will continue to rise over the next decade, a report from the United Nations’ refugee agency says. “The State of the World’s Refugees 2012” notes a…
