The Shepherd Fund Explained

The Shepherd Fund is so named because the intention is:

• To shepherd the funds of U.S. based donors and churches to accomplish the greatest possible good in developing countries beginning with Kenya
• To provide a U.S. based partnership for Carlile College in Nairobi, Kenya providing financial support to train missionary/evangelists (shepherds) from eleven African nations
• To shepherd teams of U.S. volunteers to Kenya to participate in projects with orphans, blind children and to meet the missionary/evangelist students they support
• To establish long term relationships between U.S. churches and individuals and indigenous missionaries from many African nations
• To encourage and resource Carlile College with microbusiness/microfinance platforms, training, models and expertise to equip the missionary students with the tools to revolutionize their villages, towns and countries for the sake of the Gospel

Technically The Shepherd Fund is:

• A nonprofit corporation legally incorporated in the State of Colorado
• In the process of securing designation as a 501(c)3 charity from the Internal Revenue Service of the United States
• An interdenominational Christian ministry that holds to the basic and fundamental teachings of the historic Christian Church as found in the Apostle's, Nicene and Athanasian Creeds
• Established with a Board of Directors that sets policy and is responsible for general oversight

Functionally The Shepherd Fund is:

• A charitable nonprofit collecting donations for specific missions, causes and projects and passing those funds through to partners in developing countries that follow best practices, have accountability structures in place and have been fully vetted by The Shepherd Fund
• A partner with experts in leadership development, sustainable agriculture and microbusiness/microfinance to bring meaningful change to cultures that have suffered from benevolent oppression and misbegotten charitable work through the decades
• A partner with Carlile College in Nairobi, Kenya to support the training and equipping of students from eleven African nations who will return to their home countries to share the love of Jesus Christ
• A short-term mission trip provider allowing U.S. based churches and individuals the chance to meet the students they support, work on special projects benefiting orphans and handicapped children living in Kenya, and making connections that will develop into long term relationships

Right now The Shepherd Fund is seeking donors willing to contribute funds for start-up costs that include, but are not limited to, fees associated with filing for IRS 501(c)3 designation, creating The Shepherd Fund website (www.shepherdfund.org), raising awareness in the U.S. about the existence and work of The Shepherd Fund and formalizing partnerships here in the U.S. and in Kenya. A campaign has been established through www.GoFundMe.com to raise $10,000 for these expenses. Donations to this campaign are NOT tax deductible. However, once The Shepherd Fund is established all future donations will be tax deductible.

Click here and contribute to The Shepherd Fund launch campaign

Click here to read about the evolution of The Shepherd Fund by founder Tim Kurth