10 Lessons We’ve Learned in 10 Years of Toxic Charity December 8, 2021 Here are our top 10 insights in how to avoid Toxic Charity. We’ve learned these lessons in the 10 years since Toxic Charity first came out! FCS Founder Bob Lupton shined a light on the ways that traditional philanthropic models were failing to have a lasting... Shawn Duncan
Case Study: A Years-Long Journey with Main Street Marketplace November 18, 2021 The Lupton Center exists with one goal in mind: equipping others to do holistic, place-based development work. Today, we want to give you an in-depth look at how one Change-Maker radically transformed the nonprofit she was working. Alongside her team, she swapped out... Shawn Duncan
Leaders Lab Hits a Milestone! November 3, 2021 We are celebrating a milestone with our latest Leaders Lab cohort! Participants have just completed the SPIRE Assessment. Throughout the duration of the cohort, participants learn our Assess, Align, and Activate process. First, they Assess their current organizational... Monica Evans
Introducing Holland: Our Newest City Shapers! October 18, 2021 We have already launched 1 of our new City Shapers cohorts. Now, we’re getting ready to launch a cohort in another city, Holland, Michigan. Both of these new cohorts have been made possible by a $1 Million Thriving Congregations grant FCS received one year ago from... Monica Evans
Introducing Alton: One of 2 New City Shapers Cohorts October 12, 2021 We are thrilled to announce that we have 2 new City Shapers Cohorts starting this fall! Over the next couple of weeks, we will introduce these cities and the incredible people working to transform them. Today, we’re extending a warm welcome and shout-out to the... Monica Evans
3 Places Where Toxic Charity Shows Up September 28, 2021 Hey Change-Maker! You’ve come to this page because you love your neighbor and you want to make an impact. We want to affirm that. And we know that you want to avoid causing harm to your neighbors and your neighborhoods. That means avoiding Toxic Charity. If you’ve... Shawn Duncan
Case Study: A 2-Day Client Event for Change September 20, 2021 The Lupton Center recently completed a 2-day event for a client who was ready to launch into a robust initiative focusing on place-based, deep-dive, holistic development. They started their journey with us through a virtual open house that included a mixture of our... Monica Evans
Toxic Charity: What it is and how to avoid it September 13, 2021 Our founder Bob Lupton published Toxic Charity ten years ago. After years of working alongside neighbors in Atlanta, he realized the ways that well-meaning people who wanted to help ended up causing harm to the very people they wanted to serve. His passion to help... Monica Evans
Toxic Charity: A Holistic Overview September 6, 2021 In October 2011, a transformative book hit the scene. Bob Lupton had penned Toxic Charity: How the Churches and Charities Hurts Those They Help and How to Reverse It. The book shined a light on the ways traditional charity models typically failed to alleviate poverty,... Shawn Duncan
What Happens When a Community Stays Innovative August 18, 2021 We talk about how innovation undergirds all of our initiatives here at FCS. We stay innovative by doggedly pursuing a mission greater than the needs of our organization: the flourishing of South Atlanta. From experience, we know that by choosing a mission greater than... Shawn Duncan