This is a guide for anyone considering giving money to a faith based organisation. For any individual donor or foundation giving money to a faith based organisation, this guide is indispensable. Equipping the Saints offers sage advice on recognising the qualities of good leaders, effective programmes and the methods of evaluating outcomes. Based on hundreds of interviews with donors and civic leaders, this guide provides a candid look at the unique strengths and weaknesses of these groups. Equipping the Saints is packed with useful tools like a donor’s interest inventory, a checklist for making a site visit, tips on reading nonprofit financial statements and hands on recommendations for making grants that are both effective and prudent. The first book of its kind, it makes the case for supporting causes motivated by faith and then provides a rich mosaic of information on just how to do that. Since giving among the faithful is such a large segment of philanthropy, this book is long overdue. Immensely readable and laced with numerous illustrations and helpful tools, this practical volume is packed with wisdom.