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TALENTA believes that like a house needs to start with a firm foundation, financial stability starts with a layer of knowledge.
We focus on developing contextualized, theologically robust knowledge resources that help Christian workers navigate the complex world of finance. According to the World Bank, financial illiteracy is one of the biggest hurdles people face in the developing world.
Not only will this help individuals around the globe, but individuals with a basic level of financial literacy will positively influence the organizations they help to lead.
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TALENTA believes that 'teaching someone to fish’ is only part of the solution. We also want to provide the 'fishing pole.'
We seek to provide the tools necessary for long-term financial planning. Equipping Christian workers with secure and accessible means to save and then allowing them to grow those savings (matching and multiplying) provides a long-term and cost-effective solution to many of the issues facing Christian workers.
These tools will also offer an effective way for organizations and donors to protect, enhance, and magnify their long-term goals.
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Our goal is not to help people ‘get rich’ but to use modern financial systems to help Christian workers achieve financial stability, especially as they approach the end of their careers. We understand that being in ministry often requires a financial sacrifice and we have specifically designed our programs to help you focus more energy on ministry than on worries about finance.
Your stability directly impacts your organization. Since the institution is made of individuals, the stability of the individual directly impacts the stability of the institution. By helping you have greater levels of financial stability, we serve to protect the long-term impact of your ministry.
We are called to be like Joseph (Gen 41: 46 - 57), to leverage the unique blessings and systems of where we live to help people face challenges outside their control.
To read more about why we do what we do,
READ ‘WHY TALENTA?’
BY RONNIE BASSOUS (coming soon)
BY RYAN SECREST (coming soon)
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TALENTA believes that God calls every individual believer to proactively and humbly make plans for the future. The book of Proverbs has much to say about planning; 21:5 says it most explicitly, "the plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want."
Our goal is not to help people get 'rich' but to help them become financially stable. We believe that when individual Christian workers achieve a basic level of financial stability, it will allow them to focus on 'magnifying' their ministry instead of worrying about their basic financial needs. The biggest impediment to aging Christian workers sharing their wealth of wisdom is the struggle to make ‘ends’ meet.
TAlENTA believes that, like a gardener who uses proper farming knowledge and tools to grow plants that bless the community, we can use proper financial knowledge and tools to do the same. To learn more
Check out our case studies or CONNECT WITH US HERE.
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We are currently beta testing our program. We plan to launch version 1 of our program in Egypt, Jordan, and a 3rd country (TBD) in 2023. From there, we plan on rapidly scaling this program to other nations. If you would like to recommend a country or join the waiting list for this program.
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We get our funding from various sources, from individuals to foundations. Our program is a practical way to serve the needs of the global church and has attracted a significant amount of interest from donors looking to innovate and cost-effectively magnify their contributions.
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In stage one of our program, your money stays with you. We will verify that you are saving money through monthly check-ins/verifications. For every “dollar” (or USD equivalent) you save, we will work to appropriately match it with a donor dollar. As our organization grows, we will integrate secure deposit systems so we can freely and efficiently transfer monies back and forth at will.
To learn more about our program, CONNECT WITH US HERE.
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If you are in full or part time Christian ministry and are a citizen of a developing world country, you probably qualify for our program. To find out in detail,
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We are trying to follow the pattern of the Apostle John (John 21:25), we could fill books with more info, but we wanted to keep it short for the website. If you do not see what you are looking for,
CONNECT WITH US HERE, and we will gladly try to answer all your questions.
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We are currently accepting applications to join our waitlist. The countries we choose to prioritize launching in are influenced by the requests we receive for the program.
CONNECT WITH US HERE and tell us your country.
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We are currently in talks with multiple financial management organizations who have expressed interest in partnering with us. Our goal is to invest funds wisely in safe and stable ways with partners who have a track record of ethical conduct and success navigating global financial markets. Qualified objective parties will handle all investments following best practices for Christian ministries. Our goal is to set an example for good financial practices and are in the process of being verified by multiple objective 3rd parties.
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When a donation is made, it is immediately put to work.
TALENTA has two major parts:
1. Education
2. Treasure (Savings/investing)
TALENTA seeks to set an example of how it stewards the money given to us. CONNECT WITH US HERE to learn more about how your donation is multiplied & magnified to serve the kingdom.
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We like to explain donations in terms of ‘focusing’ instead of ‘designating.’ Our goal is to serve as many Christian workers as possible. Part of our usefulness is helping donors strategize how to most effectively magnify their donation(s) to help not only the people they know but the global mission of Christ.
If you would like to discuss how TALENTA can serve your goals as a donor and how your giving is enhanced and magnified by our program,
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Yes we are an officially registered 501c3. Meaning we are able to legally accept donations and issues tax receipts.
We are honored to have been chosen by one of the world's most prestigious law firms, Kirkland & Ellis as a pro bono client and are grateful to them for their help in attaining our recognition as a 501c3.
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We plan to launch Phase One of TALENTA in early 2023. If you are interested in knowing more,
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While we are based in the USA, we are working on setting up offices in other regions around the globe. We are only able to issue tax receipts for USA taxpayers. We would love to have you join us in our mission of serving developing world Christian workers and would love to work with you to meet your donation needs. To learn more,
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Talenta was designed to enhance and magnify donor goals. One of the problems facing organizations in the Developing World is the challenge of financially planning for the future. The unique challenges of developing world ministry combined with a desire to show donors low costs + high effectiveness means many organizations/individuals are not thinking about long term financial needs.
This is especially seen in leadership transitions when organizations cannot bear the burden of supporting retiring leaders and recruiting/retaining a generation of new leadership. In the long term, unnecessary financial burdens are placed on organizations/individuals who are the most financially vulnerable, leaving years of faithful investments (by donor and worker) in a mission at risk. Usually leading to a failure or instability of a particular mission without an influx of ‘cash.’
We believe TALENTA provides a cost effective solution and long term solution to many of the long financial challenges faced by Christian workers and institutions.
If you would like to know more about how TALENTA can enhance your donations.
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We are currently accepting donations. Please email us at info@mytalenta.org or use the connect link below for information related to donating.
