Generative Renewal
Melissa Spas contemplates on what a seemingly dormant season can provide.
Women’s Online Giving and Crowdfunding: Considerations ahead of GivingTuesday
Jacqueline Ackerman of the Women’s Philanthropy Institute uses data on women’s giving to inform organizational considerations ahead of GivingTuesday.
Ways to Give Back in the Black Church Tradition
Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, PhD, MSW shares her reflections and research on giving back in the Black Church tradition.
Muslim Giving in America
Shariq Siddiqui Ph.D. and Rafeel Wasif Ph.D. highlight important data from the Muslim American Giving 2021 report.
Learning Organizations and Sustainability
Melissa Spas explains what a learning organization is and how it can turn toward sustainability.
Mutual Fund(ing)
Meredith McNabb considers the ways mutual aid emphasizes shared relationships among givers and those who receive.
Connecting Jewish Youth to Their Faith through Giving
Honeycomb Executive Director, Wayne Green, explains how collective grantmaking engages Jewish teens with philanthropy.
Does Philanthropy Do the Public Good?
David P. King, PhD discusses how philanthropy can work toward supporting our common good.
The Problem with Giving 'Til It Hurts
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.
Reimagining Our Resources: Ready, Re-Set, Go
Elizabeth Lynn shares how faith-inspired organizations are reimagining ways to use their resources.
Philanthropic Imagination: The Space Between Crisis and Care
Benac and Weber-Johnson offer a powerful witness to the philanthropic imagination sparked over the last year.
Giving 2020: Pandemic Lessons and the Future of Religious Giving
David P. King, PhD summarizes the latest Giving USA report and envisions the future of religious giving.
Adaptability Abounds
Melissa Spas brings forward the many ways religious organizations have adapted and can adapt in the future.
Teaching Generosity: It Takes a Village
Meredith McNabb reminds us that generosity is learned, which means we all have a role to play in teaching the younger generations.
Asking Ourselves the Essential Questions
David P. King, PhD invites religious leaders to ask the essential questions that will lead organizations to deeper clarity of mission.
Giving While Muslim
Co-Founder of the American Muslim Community Foundation, Muhi Khwaja, highlights the diversity of Muslim giving during the month of Ramadan.
Familiar Challenges in a New Context
Melissa Spas points out the challenges faith-based organizations have always faced, but now in a new context.
Elevating the Role of Faith-Inspired Impact in the Social Sector
Members of The Bridgespan Group highlight their recent report on the role of faith-inspired organizations in the United States.
Blueprints for the Common Good?
Elizabeth Lynn reflects back on the Distinguished Visitor Dialogue and shares some of her take-aways.
Reflections on Contemporary American Jewish Philanthropy
Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, PhD reveals the layers of Jewish giving as ethno-religious giving in America.
The Perfect Donor—or the Perfect Recipient?
Meredith McNabb writes that clarity of mission, vision, and values to supports perfect donors and recipients.
Making Sense of a New Normal
David P. King, PhD encourages religious leaders to pause and reflect on the past and present to help guide us forward to the future.
Ordinary Time
Melissa Spas considers how the liturgical season of ordinary time can inform extraordinary times we’re encountering now.