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Articles, press releases, and blog posts from GiveSendGo Charities. The why behind every campaign, the receipts behind every claim.
End-of-Year Giving · 2026
The federal rules for charitable giving changed on January 1 — and for the first time in years, the change favors the everyday giver. Here's what it does, and what giving does for you.
What changed on January 1, which of four givers you are, the rules at a glance, and a checklist for before December 31.
The research on what generosity does to the giver, and the 2026 tax changes that put everyday giving back on the return.
Paradigm, Posture, Practice
Stewardship
Generosity
Charity
Blog · October 20, 2026
We use charity, generosity and stewardship as synonyms. They're three different layers of the same act — and almost every giving problem is a diagnosis made at the wrong layer.
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The diagrams, the research and every passage of Scripture behind each series — laid out so you can see it at once and check the work.
Infographic
The rules
Four tracks
Stewardship
Infographic · Companion to the series
The federal rules for charitable giving changed on January 1, 2026 — and for the first time in years, the change favors the everyday giver. What changed, who it helps, and what to do before December 31.
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Stewardship
Generosity
Charity
Infographic · Companion to the series
Charity, generosity and stewardship aren't synonyms. They're three layers of the same act — and almost every giving problem is a diagnosis made at the wrong layer.
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The giver
The receiver
The circuit
Infographic · Companion to the series
Every act of generosity blesses two people. Scripture names what returns to each — and the research keeps finding the same shape, including what keeps people from asking.
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Monthly stories, real receipts, and the urgent campaigns where your generosity moved first — every issue, on the record.
Kinetic generosity.
Blog · October 15, 2026
For the first time in years, you don't have to itemize for your giving to count. What changed on January 1, who it helps, and three ways to put it to work.
Who decides where my money goes?
Blog · October 15, 2026
Across 136 countries, in rich places and poor ones, giving tracks with greater happiness. Here's what the research finds — and where it honestly stops.
What Comes Back
“...abounding through many thanksgivings to God.”
2 Corinthians 9:12 · NKJV
Blog · October 13, 2026
Paul names exactly what returns to a giver, and it isn't cash. It's thanksgiving, intercession, and a kind of person you're becoming. The research can see part of it.
Blog · October 13, 2026
Lausanne's Fourth Younger Leaders Gathering will bring ~1,200 young Christian leaders together in 2027 — the start of a 10-year journey. Here's how the Giver Army can help them answer the call.
Partnership, Not Charity
“Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.”
Philippians 4:17 · NKJV
Blog · October 6, 2026
Paul refused to describe the Philippians' gift as charity. He called it partnership, and said the fruit went to their account. The difference changes everything downstream.
Nine Things That Work
71%
of monthly givers still give a year later
24%
of one-time online givers
Blog · October 2, 2026
Ranked by the gap between what the evidence says and what most organizations do — with the numbers behind each, and an honest note on which ones are solid.
Sowing and Reaping
“You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way.”
2 Corinthians 9:11 · ESV
Blog · September 29, 2026
2 Corinthians 9 promises a harvest. Read the whole sentence and it tells you exactly what the harvest is for — and it isn't a bigger barn.
The Envelope
49%
religion's share of US giving, 1991–95
24%
its share in 2021–25
Blog · September 25, 2026
Religion's share of American giving has fallen from 49% to 24% in three decades. But 81% of religiously engaged givers plan to give the same or more. The money isn't leaving faith — it's leaving the envelope.
The Dignity of Asking
“A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, ‘Give Me a drink.’”
John 4:7 · NKJV
Blog · September 22, 2026
Jesus asked a stranger for water. He sent His disciples out with nothing. He let women fund His ministry. Asking is not the opposite of generosity — it's the doorway into it.
Giving Direct
36%
give directly to a person in need
34%
give to a charity
Blog · September 18, 2026
Globally, more people now give straight to a person in need than give to a charity — and direct giving carries more total value. The channel shifted.
The Other Half of the Verse
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Acts 20:35 · NKJV
Blog · September 15, 2026
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." We quote half of it. The blessing moves in both directions — and the research says givers consistently underestimate the half they cannot see.
The Vanishing Giver
24%
new online givers who return
66%
prior givers who return
Blog · September 11, 2026
Micro-givers are the only segment still shrinking. It isn't because people got stingy. It's because nobody removed the doubt.
Kinetic generosity.
Blog · September 4, 2026
When we built the Giver Army, I expected it to change things for people in need. What I didn't expect was what it would do to the givers.
Giving Broke a Record
$617B
given in 2025 — an all-time record
−3.6%
fewer people giving
Blog · September 2, 2026
American giving passed $600 billion for the first time in 2025. The number of people giving fell for the fifth straight year. Here's what that divergence means.
Who decides where my money goes?
Blog · September 1, 2026
"Okay — but who actually decides where the money goes?" It's the question I get most, and it's the right one. So let me walk you through the inside of the machine.
It’s not selfishness. It’s doubt.
Blog · August 28, 2026
If the problem were hard hearts, the answer would be louder appeals. It isn't. The thing that actually stops good people from giving is doubt — and doubt is a solvable problem.
Blog · August 24, 2026
Four out of five first-time donors never give again. The research points to an answer that has nothing to do with what anyone can afford.
Blog · August 20, 2026
Do you flinch when you have to ask for support? Most ministry leaders do. A paradigm shift in three parts — and why not asking may be costing the people around you something they actually want.
Blog · August 18, 2026
You've felt the pause before the scroll. Three doubts sit between you and the person on your screen. Here's what closes that gap — and what happens when a crowd finally shows up.
Article · May 19, 2026
A monthly community of givers turning $5 into Kingdom-impact for people in crisis. Here's how it works and why it matters.
Press Release · May 12, 2026
When the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed neighborhoods across LA, the Giver Army responded. Here's where the gifts went and what they made possible.
Blog · May 5, 2026
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