Meredith McNabb highlights the impact of digital engagement in the last year and encourages congregations to carry this forward.
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Lake Institute’s Resource Library collects and curates a wide range of resources that can help deepen understanding and practice at the intersection of faith and giving.
Search by keywords or browse by themes to find current research, leadership insights, inspiring stories, discernment guides, theological reflection, and more.
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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.
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.
In this exploratory report by Rev. Jennifer Watley Maxell, she identifies some keys to mapping the landscape of philanthropy and the Black Church.
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Melissa Spas encourages religious organizations to focus on strategic communications for fundraising and advancement of mission.
Rabbi Adam Miller explains how his congregation moved from a dues to a pledging model by focusing on the importance of relationships.
Tim Schuster identifies three keys to how a generation approaches finances, values, and everything in between.
Margaret Marcuson shares nine idea of practicing faithful generosity in a Christian congregation.
Andy Debraber reflects on what teaching faithful stewardship looks like in a congregation.
Timothy Siburg shares how practicing stewardship year-round changes lives, grows disciples, and does God's work.
Meredith McNabb highlights why research, in a variety of forms, is beneficial to congregational leaders.
This excerpt from Rev. Dr. James F. Miller's book INCREASE! A Path to Abundance for the Local Church is a charge for the church not to abdicate the untapped and unrealized potential of tithing.
Using research, Betsy Schwarzentraub explains who a major donor is and best practices to reach them.
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Insights, a bi-weekly e-newsletter, is a resource for the religious community and fundraisers of faith-based organizations that provides:
- Reflections on important developments in the field of faith and giving
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