by James Whitford | Dec 15, 2020 | Charitable Perspectives
James Whitford Executive Director This article was originally published on JoplinGlobe.com on December 14, 2020. The origin of the word “panhandler” is a mystery. Some have suggested it was originally used as a reference to people who lived in the geographic panhandle...
by James Whitford | Dec 14, 2020 | Program Design
James Whitford Executive Director Imagine that you spend months crafting a relational, empowering program at your ministry. You carefully craft a series of questions for clients designed to find their talents and abilities. The person responsible for asking the...
by James Whitford | Jul 9, 2020 | Policy Analysis
James Whitford Executive Director Versions of this article were also published by The Federalist and The Joplin Globe. Face masks are “all we’ve got right now to fight this virus, and it is up to each one of us to do our part,” Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly told reporters...
by James Whitford | Jul 2, 2020 | Video and Audio
It may seem like a handout is compassionate, but could it really be developing dependency in the recipient? What approach affirms the dignity of the individual in need while helping them to overcome perpetual poverty? Mike Ferguson talks with James Whitford on...
by James Whitford | Mar 21, 2020 | Video and Audio
See what James Whitford has to say regarding the differences between measuring outputs and measuring...