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Investing for Impact

A Pastor’s Jericho in North Carolina

An enterprising pastor in Wilson, North Carolina pushed his congregation to revive its nonprofit and launch a plan to improve seven properties.

DATE: November 15, 2023
TYPE: Story/Case Study
SOURCE: Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, Investing for Impact
KEYWORDS: Asset-Based Community Development, Faith-Inspired Organizations, Social Enterprise
AUTHOR: Bridgette A. Lacy

Building Black Wealth through Homeownership

Amid calls for reparations, Arlington Community Church launched a foundation to lend interest-free funds to help Black Americans purchase their first home in their community.

DATE: July 6, 2023
TOPIC: Organizational Leadership
TYPE: Story/Case Study
SOURCE: Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, Investing for Impact
KEYWORDS: Community, Justice, Reparations

From Discernment to Epiphany

Atlanta’s First Presbyterian Church launched a social entrepreneurship program to recognize how God was already moving in their city and to provide business mentorship and financial assistance to aspiring social entrepreneurs.

DATE: July 15, 2022
TOPIC: Organizational Leadership
TYPE: Story/Case Study
SOURCE: Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, Investing for Impact
KEYWORDS: Social Enterprise
AUTHOR: Kelly Dunlap

Church Sees Its Money in a New Way

A story about what happened when a church learned to see its money in a new way.

DATE: May 26, 2020
TYPE: Story/Case Study
SOURCE: Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, Investing for Impact
KEYWORDS: Grants, Philanthropy, Reparations
AUTHOR: Kevin Jones

Microloans in East Baltimore

Two Lutheran churches in Baltimore partnered to provide no interest loans up to $2,000 to community members.

DATE: March 29, 2019
TYPE: Story/Case Study
SOURCE: Faithful Generosity Story Shelf, Investing for Impact
KEYWORDS: Economy, Micro-loans, Religious Giving