Scott Thumma, PhD and Rev. Kristina I. Lizardy-Hajbi, PhD explore the 2023 giving trends of Christian congregations in the US.
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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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Reflections on the many gifts and giving traditions of the Black Church and its historic legacy in the freedom movement by Tyrone McKinley Freeman, PhD.
Danielle Segal, Executive Director of Honeycomb, writes about how youth philanthropy programs empower teens—and cultivate the next generation of giving.
This “Back to School” edition of Insights includes an interview with three faculty members at the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
Reggie Blount and Elizabeth Lynn share the history of philanthropy and the Black church, and where we are now.
Dr. Carlos W. Perkins writes about the history of giving in marginalized faith communities and how the focus is on building up the community.
Tiffany Terrell, an Invested Faith Fellow, created A Better Way Grocers with the mission of driving nutritious food into communities struggling with food access issues across southwest Georgia.
Elizabeth Coffee shares an example of how embracing dialogue between two congregations can lead to lasting change.
After a flood did major damage to Bethel Church of Morristown, its pastor had a vision of rebuilding their property with support from outside of the congregation and to meet the needs of the larger community.
Anna Pruitt, PhD explains the latest data on giving to religion from the Giving USA 2023 report.
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