Welcome
“If you want to lift up humanity, empower women. It is the most comprehensive, pervasive, high-leverage investment you can make in human beings.”
— Melinda Gates, Co-Chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, from her book “The Moment of Lift”, published by Flat Iron Books.
Jeff is an author, speaker, non-profit leader and promoter
of micro-finance initiatives in the developing world.
Values and Beliefs
“Jeff believes that in God’s economy, we all have an obligation to identify our gifts and talents
and use them to make the world a better place. In addition…”
Faith without action is dead
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“Faith without action is dead.” (James 2:17) Being a believer is not enough. We are called to discover how we can help others and put our faith into action. In this world full of need, helping others is a social imperative. It is critical to the future of our civilization.
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Love your neighbor (Mark 12:31) is a mandate, not a suggestion. And in our ever-shrinking world, our neighbor can be right next door, or thousands of miles away.
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Business can be a powerful force for good in the developing world. Micro-finance works because it is empowering, transformative, and sustainable.
“Because There Was Margoth”
“Because There Was Margoth” is Jeff’s inspiring new book about a Honduran woman who finds her gifts of business acumen and leadership after receiving a micro-finance loan to start a small tamale business. Despite conditions of extreme poverty, gang violence, corruption, and social injustice, Margoth’s life is transformed. She uses her newfound skills and her deep faith to dramatically improve her family and community’s lives. Feeling called to service but you do not know how to get started? Margoth can help you find your own purpose. Preview Chapter 1
“Sensitively written and unfailingly inspiring, Jeffrey Hartman's book is a testament to the power of ingenuity and love in the most trying of life's circumstances. Bravo!”
— Mark Victor Hansen, #1 NYT Chicken Soup For The Soul
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See Jeff's recent interviews with his publisher, Mark Victor Hansen.
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Rick Fessler, CEO of Vidl, and Jeffrey Hartman
Learn more about our work
Jeff is the founder and president of Thirsty Child, a faith-based non-profit that exists to address the global unsafe water problem in the developing world, and to help reduce the suffering of millions of children that are the helpless victims of this crisis.
Jeff is the President, and board member of The CareLink Foundation. CareLink exists to reduce human suffering and spread the Good News through the power of micro-finance capital in the developing world.