Read the report from the 2023 Symposium on Philanthropy and the Black Church. This special event, co-hosted by the Center for the Church and the Black Experience at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, brought together 70 key leaders in philanthropy and faith to start a conversation about the “necessary collaborative” between philanthropy and Black religious institutions.
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We are grateful that so many of our partners curated extensive lists of resources for religious organizations and congregations during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In this article for Faith + Lead at Luther seminary, Meredith McNabb suggests that when it comes to healthy boundaries and access to financial information in congregations, graduated levels of boundaries are far better than a wall of silence.
Almost all U.S. congregations ceased in-person religious services in mid-March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet for the vast majority of these faith communities, their work and religious services continued online in the midst of significant uncertainty. How have congregations responded in these unprecedented times?
This webinar explores the spiritual practices that support a vocation in development, advancing the mission of your organization.
Let’s Talk About Resources is a free tool designed to help religious leaders and congregations explore how they can use to their resources in service to their local community.
Robert Wuthnow, Ph.D. argues that we need to consider religion and giving in relation to the important social and cultural changes which are taking place in our society and in our world at the start of the 21st century.
Martin Marty, Ph.D. offers an original prescription for certain market-related ills of our time.
Luke Timothy Johnson challenges us to think carefully about the relationship between faith, especially in scriptural terms, and philanthropy or how we share our possessions.
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Insights is a bi-weekly e-newsletter for the religious community and fundraisers of faith-based organizations that provides:
- Reflections on important developments in the field of faith and giving
- Recommended books, studies and articles
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