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.

In this short article, Rick Reinhard offers a helpful set of “Gos and Pauses" for faith communities who want to repurpose their properties for affordable housing—and he suggests alternative uses for religious properties as well.

Giving USA 2024 reports that giving to religion has not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Newest Giving in Faith report uncovers insights in faith-based generosity: Four key insights on faith and giving

Salwa Tareen writes about the legacy of humanitarian, Abdul Sattar Edhi, and the rise of dissident care.

Andrew Whitehead offers a way for congregational leaders to leverage free online data resources to discover their community and what they need.

A NYC church continues its long-term relationship with the theater community and generates needed income by opening rehearsal space.

Fr. Juan J. Molina Flores sees generosity with new eyes after participating in a Lake Institute gathering with Hispanic faith leaders.

At its core, philanthropy is about relationships, but in our increasingly polarized and disconnected world, how do we form these relationships and develop a generosity of spirit? Our religious traditions have often demonstrated the essential nature of relationship between one another, within communities, as well as between the human and divine. As a renowned scholar of Jewish studies and a present-day leading voice for modeling dialogue across difference, Dr. Susannah Heschel will discuss the ways in which religion broadly and Jewish tradition specifically can help us better practice philanthropy as the love of humanity.

Meredith McNabb emphasizes that while endowments offer congregations freedom and fuel for the future, they don't guard against change.