GLOBAL COMMUNITY SERVICE

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The International Missions Board otherwise known as IMB is with out a doubt the most well known religious based nonprofit. IMB is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest evangelical denomination, claiming more than 40,000 churches with nearly 16 million members (About IMB par. 3). IMB currently has over 5,000 full time missionaries also known as field personnel across the globe. These field personnel are placed on all six major continents.

            They are actively involved in not only bettering the physical lives of millions of people but also attempting to better the spiritual lives of these individuals. They do this through taking food, clean water, medical supplies, and the love of Jesus with them. When an IMB missionary is placed in a country they are usually there until retirement age and sometimes even afterwards.

            What really sets the International Missions Board apart from other nonprofits is that they send 100% of donations directly into the field (How Missions Is Funded). These funds are used in the aid of food supplies, health crisis’s, human trafficking, human rights, and the spreading of the gospel. To put some perspective on how incredibly it is for the International Missions Board to be able to boast about putting 100% of donations into action over seas, the American Red Cross can only afford to use 90% on projects (BBB Financial sec).   The other 10% is divided between advertisement and administrative cost. Now in my opinion the American Red Cross is the most recognizable nonprofit ever, who is able to make a difference in millions of lives across the planet. So for IMB to out do them on this one effect is no easy task.