By Jeff Brumley originally published at Baptist News Global on August 18, 2022 The financial hardships many Americans faced during the COVID-19…

Lake Institute on Faith & Giving – within the first-of-its-kind Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy – invites inquiries,…

By Yonat Shimron originally published at Religion News Service on August 18, 2022 (RNS) — For years, spiritual practices such as…

At First Presbyterian Church, in Durham, N.C., forgiving medical debt is about more than helping those in need, or even…

The last two years have brought considerable change and uncharted territory for us all. Places of worship across the United…

How do you plan for tomorrow in a fractured, fast-moving and ever-evolving world? asks the founding director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Philanthropy has long played a key role in our communities on local, national, and global scales. Yet if we have often assumed that giving is good, we must also step back and ask, “good for whom?” In recent years, more voices are raising questions and critically engaging philanthropy and the notions of the public good.

When Richard and Angela Wolohan created the Wolohan Family Foundation in 1986, they sought to use their wealth, derived in part from the sale of a successful lumber company, to support organizations and charities that appealed to their shared Catholic faith.

Congregations must reimagine ministries, repurpose facilities and reinvent donor appeals if churches are to survive the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing decline of religion in the 21st century.