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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.
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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.
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.
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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Meredith McNabb considers the ways mutual aid emphasizes shared relationships among givers and those who receive.
Honeycomb Executive Director, Wayne Green, explains how collective grantmaking engages Jewish teens with philanthropy.
David P. King, Ph.D. discusses how philanthropy can work toward supporting our common good.
ECRF Alumni, Rev. Xavier L. Johnson, D.Min., addresses grace in giving, no matter one's access to financial resources from the perspective of his Christian tradition.
In this 90-minute experience participants will be introduced to giving through a Jewish lens, nonprofit organizations, consensus building and group-based decision-making.
This resource highlights different Jewish text, conversations prompts and suggestions for how to apply Jewish teen philanthropy during a crisis situation.
This issue of Giving Magazine focuses on Hopeful Generosity. Within these pages you will find inspiration, motivation, and thoughtful reflections about the certainties of hope.
Elizabeth Lynn shares how faith inspired organizations are reimagining ways to use their resources.
Benac and Weber-Johnson offer a powerful witness to the philanthropic imagination sparked over the last year.
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