# Fundraising Strategies: Stories from the Field Inspired by St. Vincent de Paul

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/fundraising-strategies-stories-from-the-field-inspired-by-st-vincent-de-paul/
- Published: 2015-06-25T22:28:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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More than 1500 books about Vincent exist, but none like this. More than 250 organisations
founded or inspired by Vincent exist today, 400 years after he lived. Why is that?
We are all Vincentians if we work for the poor, even if we don’t know it.

Faith-based organisations need to know the gems of wisdom within this book. Vincent
dedicated his life to relieving the conditions of the poor wherever he found them–
in the streets, in prisons, on his doorstep – and asking the quintessential question:“
Something must be done; what must I do?”

The authors demonstrate the leadership legacy of St. Vincent de Paul (1581-1660),
the Patron Saint of Charity. His organisational and management brilliance inspired
new organisations and thousands in service.

Vincent said: “The poor suffer less from a lack of generosity than from a lack of
organisation.” He set about to fix that by organising the first systematic approaches
to social service.

You will find stories of Vincentian organisations around the world, led by people
who follow Vincent’s maxim: “It is not enough to do good, it must be done well.”

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