Philanthropy: Benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind, especially by charitable giving.
When I saw that the ACoC had appointed a Director of Philanthropy, I thought, that’s interesting, I wonder who the ACoC is going to be giving its money to; and why would they need a director to do that?
Silly me: Holland Hendrix is actually a Director of Fundraising:
Great expectations. Anglican church at its best in hard times: philanthropy director
Anglicans have been warned by their primate, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, that Holland Hendrix can’t walk on water. Still, the expectations are high for Mr. Hendrix, who was appointed last fall as the Anglican Church of Canada’s first executive director of philanthropy.They are high because, even before the worldwide financial crisis deepened, budgetary woes were hitting the church. And the expectations are also high because Mr. Hendrix comes to his position with an impressive background – former president of the New York-based Union Theological Seminary, and former chief advancement officer of Hampshire College in Massachusetts. While at Hampshire College, he planned and implemented a $125 million financial campaign. He also led Union Theological Seminary through a “major renewal process.”
The question being asked is whether Mr. Hendrix, who has a doctorate in theology from Harvard University Divinity School (as well as degrees from Union Theological Seminary and from Columbia University, both in New York), can pull a similar feat in the Canadian Anglican church .
This is not a surprise. The ACoC abandoned the normal forms of raising funds when it abandoned the gospel and tradition. Now it needs to raise funds just like any other social organization. In the not too distant future, I can see it as a member of the United Way.
#1
You know Jim, you could be right. If they joined the United Way, they wouldn’t need to pay the salary of a “Director of Philanthropy”.