Essay: US churches, non-profits should take advantage of billions of dollars available to go green
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says if there is money to help churches meet their moral obligation to reduce their carbon footprint and to encourage climate justice for marginalised communities, they should take advantage of it…
Leadership training: Are today’s seminarians tomorrow’s corporate leaders?
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, report on how several American seminaries have stepped in to help companies…
Essay: What the 100 non-profits that raised the most money in 2020 indicate about charity today
SHARIQ SIDDIQUI, DAVID CAMPBELL and MIRAE KIM, three scholars of philanthropy and non-profits, weigh in on The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s list of the 100 non-profits that garnered the most funding through charitable donations in the US in 2020…
US infrastructure bill includes energy efficiency grants for houses of worship
RNS Buried on page 1,729 of the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill approved by the US Senate on Tuesday in a bipartisan vote is a project titled “Energy efficiency materials pilot program”. It would fund $US50 million in grants to non-profits, including religious congregations, so they can buy new energy efficient heating and cooling systems for their buildings. The […]
In the US, religious attendance flatlining, but giving remains strong – study
RNS All the available hard evidence – not to mention a look around many houses of worship – shows that religious congregations are declining. As congregants increasingly head for the exits, younger Americans, who say they have no religion, are far less likely than previous generations to join a church. But a new nationally representative study from […]