This resource tells the story of six Cooperative Baptist Fellowship partner churches and the creative ways they are using their facilities and property.
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The Faithful Generosity Story Shelf highlights congregations and other religious organizations who have sought to use their assets and resources in creative—and sometimes surprising—ways as an expression of faithful giving.
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The Center for the Church and the Black Experience and Lake Institute on Faith & Giving were proud to co-host the 2025 Symposium on Philanthropy and the Black Church. Focused on faith communities in the Black Church, the event united leaders across sectors to build trust, foster strategic partnerships, and reimagine philanthropy through the lens of faith, legacy, and mutual respect.
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Erica Dollhopf, Ph.D., Meredith McNabb, and Dr. Carlos Perkins explore the newest data on religious giving and share key insights from the Giving USA 2025 report.
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A story about how one Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation imagined using their space in a new way.
A story about how one Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation sold their land to reduce debt.
A story about two Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregations who offer examples of rethinking the profit there is in pavement.
A story about a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation who received a gift of land in Eastern North Carolina and discovering that it would be suitable for solar farms.
A story about a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation using a preschool model that is not only self-sustaining but also provides some financial benefit to the church.
A story about a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship congregation that is home to no less than five Birmingham-area nonprofit organizations and aside from the congregation’s weekly worship service, four other churches gather there on Sundays.
A guide from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation to help churches strengthen endowment funds and planned/legacy giving.
A simple questionnaire from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation to help churches gauge their financial health.
A guide from Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation to help churches strengthen legacy giving.
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