Reflections on Lake Institute's 2024 Thought Leaders Convening: This brief report summarizes what we heard about what leaders can do on the shifting ground of faith and giving, and what kinds of help is needed to lead well.

Across the globe, people raised within the contours of Judaism, Islam, Protestant Christianity, and Catholicism have all encountered religious teachings about the spiritual value of giving to benefit others. Here are tidbits Herzog has gathered over the years regarding calls to be generous in faith traditions.

Explore the deeper significance of giving in religious contexts, as Meredith McNabb highlights how spiritual and communal factors elevate gifts beyond the bottom line. Danielle Segal adds insight into Jewish traditions, explaining how numbers like 18 hold special meaning in charitable giving.

Beth McMullen Daniel explores how the Faithful Generosity Story Shelf powered by Lake Institute on Faith & Giving provides a beacon of hope and innovation for faith communities.

George Shears III, D.Min. discusses the critical role philanthropy plays in sustaining the Black church.

David King and Elizabeth Lynn discuss the resources faith leaders need in order to make crucial turns on the shifting ground of faith and giving today.

Elizabeth Lynn and David King discuss what faith leaders can do in response to the reported changes in faith and giving.

A Presbyterian church transforms their unused manse (minister's house) into a home for Afghan refugees, and serve as community for the home's first tenants.

A closed church reopens as a worship space for Spanish-speaking immigrants, offering healing sound therapy.

This landscape analysis of the American generosity ecosystem summarizes what we currently know about the decline in giving and volunteering rates, with a particular focus on the “dollars up, donors down” (or “volunteer hours up, number of volunteers down”) dynamic and how it was manifested during the COVID-19 pandemic.