Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and David Dodson reflect together on the role of faith and philanthropy in meeting the challenges of our common life.
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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.
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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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Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Ph.D. reveals the layers of Jewish giving as ethno-religious giving in America.
Meredith McNabb writes that clarity of mission, vision, and values to supports perfect donors and recipients.
David P. King, Ph.D. encourages religious leaders to pause and reflect on the past and present to help guide us forward to the future.
Melissa Spas considers how the liturgical season of ordinary time can inform extraordinary times we’re encountering now.
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.
David P. King, Ph.D. reminds us of the complexity of faith-based organization, and the resilience they’ve shown in 2020.
Meredith McNabb highlights the impact of digital engagement in the last year and encourages congregations to carry this forward.
2020 Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, Marie Stettler Kleine, shares about her project in which she studies how and why engineers “do good.”
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