Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, PhD, MSW shares her reflections and research on giving back in the Black Church tradition.
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Research and Scholarship Resources
Shariq Siddiqui Ph.D. and Rafeel Wasif Ph.D. highlight important data from the Muslim American Giving 2021 report.
Given the centrality of giving among Muslim communities and the vital role religious giving plays in philanthropy more broadly, it is worth taking a deeper look at how and why American Muslims give.
David P. King, Ph.D. discusses how philanthropy can work toward supporting our common good.
David P. King, Ph.D. summarizes the latest Giving USA report and envisions the future of religious giving.
Co-Founder of the American Muslim Community Foundation, Muhi Khwaja, highlights the diversity of Muslim giving during the month of Ramadan.
Members of The Bridgespan Group highlight their recent report on the role of faith-inspired organizations in the United States.
Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Ph.D. reveals the layers of Jewish giving as ethno-religious giving in America.
2020 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, Marie Stettler Kleine, shares about her project in which she studies how and why engineers “do good.”
Professor Tyrone McKinley Freeman highlights the life of Madam C.J. Walker and the roots of her generosity.
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