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A Mega-Church Takes on Urban Problems: Fellowship Bible Comes to South Midtown

This case study profiles the efforts of Fellowship urbanministry.org/theology" class="" title="Theology & Biblical Social Justice Resources">Bible urbanministry.org/churches-0" class="" title="Church Resources">Church in Little Rock, Arkansas to serve the city’s South Midtown neighborhood.

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Orientation to Faith-Based Social Services
Included in this topic area are articles that provide background information promoting understanding of the unique role of faith-based organizations in providing social service.
The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy
Wrap-around services: Serving Holistically
Being “User Friendly:” The Benefits of a Multi-Faith Staff
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FBO - Government Collaboration
Help for FBOs and government entities in effectively connecting under the Charitable Choice rules.
Recursos del Web para la Estudios e Información Concerniente Iniciativas de Oraganizaciones Basadas
Toolkit for Government-FBO Collaboration
Fruitful Collaborations: Survey of Government-Funded Faith-Based Programs in 15 States (Exec Sum)
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General Collaboration
Assistance for FBOs, Public/Private Funders and Public Administrators in forging productive relationships that will transform lives and communities.
Meeting the Collaboration Challenge Workbook
Changing Communities through Faith in Action: Symposium Report One
Faith in Partnership: Lessons from the Winning Models of 2005 “Partners in Transformation” Awards
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Assistance for organizations with questions about the best resource and funding partners for a particular program or initiative.
Public/Private Ventures
Increasing Access to Health Care for the Medically Underserved through Faith
Public/Private Teaming
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Faith-Philanthropy Collaboration

United Way Mass Bay and the Faith & Action Initiative
Philanthropy & Faith: An Introduction
Toolkit for Private Funders
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Toolkit for Government-FBO Collaboration

Building Effective Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Learning Module

Toolkit for Private Funders

Mini-Profiles of Mayoral-FBO Partnerships in Prisoner Reentry

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The Roundtable on Religion & Social Welfare Policy

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The goal of the Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy is to provide a balanced, nonpartisan assessment of the emerging role of faith-based organizations in the American social welfare system.  The Roundtable is run by the Rockefeller Institute of Government and utilizes its urbanministry.org/partnerships" class="" title="Partnerships Resources">partnerships with the George Washington University Law School and the organization Search for Common Ground to examine the legal developments related to government support for faith-based programs while expanding understanding of public policy through a consensus building approach.

 

The website provides a number of ways to examine the topic of faith-based social services and the policy issues surrounding it.  Particularly relevant areas of the website include:

 

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·        Legal Analysis and Updates

·        Publications: Articles, Reports, Books, Transcripts

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The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy is run by the Rockefeller Institute of Government, a leading nonpartisan research institution.  Their reports and publications are relevant and credible and they have a wealth of resources available online that would be helpful to both new and veteran practitioners interested in expanding their knowledge of current trends and research in the field of faith-based social services.

 




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Government - FBO Collaboration

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Toolkit for Government-FBO Collaboration: This toolkit will orient practitioners to the issue of financial collaboration between government and FBOs. It provides summaries of legal research on the state of the law as well as practical guidance on making collaboration with government fruitful.
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Fruitful Collaborations: Survey of Government-Funded Faith-Based Programs in 15 States (Exec Sum): This short report highlights findings from a survey of nearly 400 FBO contractors regarding their assessment of their relationship to the government agency financing their social service programs.
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Collaborations Catalogue: A Report on Charitable Choice Implementation in 15 States (Exec Summary): This 2002 report details the extent of government contracting with FBOs under the charitable choice rules in 15 states, providing information on the amounts of contracts and the types of services funded.
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Mini-Profiles of Mayoral-FBO Partnerships in Prisoner Reentry: The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Center on Faith-Based Initiatives produced these brief profiles of creative urbanministry.org/partnerships" class="" title="Partnerships Resources">partnerships in Philadelphia, Charleston, Washington, Minneapolis and other cities.
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Q&A on Legal Issues Involved in FBO-Government Partnerships: Q&A on Legal Issues Involved in FBO-Government urbanministry.org/partnerships" class="" title="Partnerships Resources">Partnerships: This document lists general rules and frequently asked questions regarding government-faith collaboration. It tackles issues raised when FBOs receive direct grant or contract funding from government and those that come into play when FBOs receive indirect public funding (e.g., through vouchers).
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Pros and Cons of Receiving Government Funding: This short article will help faith leaders evaluate the potential promises and pitfalls of financial collaboration with government.
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Self-Assessment: Ten Questions to Determine Whether Your Congregation is Ready to Compete for Public: If your faith-based organization considering whether to seek public funding for your social service program? Use these questions to help you assess whether your organization is ready, and the service is appropriate, for potential government funding.
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Due Diligence Tips: Once your FBO has secured a government contract, what practices and procedures can you put in place to help ensure that your partnership is successful? This short article offers several tips based on research at dozens of program sites as well as findings from the Hudson Institute/Bliss Institute’s 2002 survey of nearly 400 faith-based government contractors.
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Web Resources for Research and Information Concerning Faith-Based Initiatives and Legal Issues: Use this directory of website links to connect you to governmental and nongovernmental organizations that offer up-to-date information on faith-based initiatives.
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Faith in the City: Patrick McCrory and the Mayors Mentoring Alliance: In Charlotte, NC, Mayor McCrory has successfully mobilized corporate and faith-based volunteers to mentor at-risk urbanministry.org/youth-group" class="" title="Youth Resources">youth. This case study from FASTEN partner Harvard University highlights successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
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Building Effective Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Learning Module : This learning module includes a set of resources to enhance faith community-city hall collaborations. The resources are grounded in real-life leadership situations, presented here in a set of “living cases” which capture the innovative leadership of mayors and religious leaders in the process of its unfolding. These resources are organized around two key areas: (a) strategies for leadership; and (b) substantive policy areas.
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Charitable Choice: Top 10 Tips for Public Officials: This list notes 10 recommendations for public officials who want to ensure that their programs are in compliance with Charitable Choice.
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Recommended Books
Religion-Based Employment Discrimination in Charitable Choice: A Guide for the Perplexed: A Guide for the Perplexed. This article is good background information on applying the Charitable Choice rules to your organization.
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Charitable Choice for Welfare & Community Services:: An Implementation Guide for State, Local, and Federal Officials. This is a focused introduction to the finer points of compliance with the Charitable Choice guidelines of the 1996 federal welfare reforms.
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Faithworks Indiana: This is a resource-rich website for both FBO leaders and public administrators regarding public funding of faith-based service organizations.
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SHARE Network: Located in North Dakota, this is a model of networking various agencies involved in workforce development. The site’s goal is to help North Dakota job-seekers to find resources that will help them secure training and find gainful employment.
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Toolkit for Government-FBO Collaboration

Building Effective Cross-Sector Collaborations: A Learning Module

Mini-Profiles of Mayoral-FBO Partnerships in Prisoner Reentry

Due Diligence Tips

Q&A on Legal Issues Involved in FBO-Government Partnerships

 

 

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Faith in Partnership: Lessons from the Winning Models of Multi-Sector Collaboration in 2005 “Partners in Transformation” Awards

 
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Faith in Partnership: Lessons from the Winning Models of Multi-Sector Collaboration in the 2005 “Partners in Transformation” Awards Program

by Amy L. Sherman, FASTEN Editorial Director, 2005

 

 

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FASTEN sponsored the inaugural “Partners in Transformation” awards program to uncover promising models of faith-based, multi-sector collaborations in ten states (AL, AK, AR, FL, ID, MI, NJ, OH, OK, TX). This report profiles the ten state winners, whose programs ranged from urbanministry.org/health" class="" title="Health Resources">health care to urbanministry.org/immigration-refugee" class="" title="Immigration/Refugee Resources">refugee resettlement to urbanministry.org/mentoring" class="" title="Mentoring">mentoring for the homeless, ex-offender reentry, job training, and youth tutoring. It offers descriptions of innovative program approaches and observations about best practices in working in cross-sector partnerships.

 


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Faithworks Indiana

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Faithworks Indiana provides assistance to FBOs in the state in applying for government urbanministry.org/grants" class="" title="Grant Resources">grants and contracts. It also sponsors workshops around the state on a variety of topics: grant-writing, obtaining non-profit status, financial management, and others. Many of these workshop transcripts are downloadable for free from the site.   It also operates a toll-free telephone line to provide technical assistance.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

In addition to the helpful information this website offers to FBOs, public administrators will also find tools here to assist them in reaching out to FBOs in their localities, as well as providing technical assistance to those FBOs.

 




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Changing Communities Through Faith in Action: Symposium Report One

 
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Changing Communities through Faith in Action:  Symposium Report One

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This publication is a report on a symposium convened in Boston in April 2002.  It examines the specific contributions of various faith communities in the work of social healing and how these experiences might help policy makers effectively address concerns about the public funding of faith groups.  The key participants of this symposium include representatives from city hall, private foundations, federal agencies, community organizations, academia, churches and the police department.  Despite their diverse background, the conversations were very candid and sincere.  They all share an openness to the value of faith in the work of social healing and a desire to address together the problems of violence and urbanministry.org/poverty_homelessness" class="" title="Poverty Resources">poverty.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

Collaboration between law enforcement agencies and congregations in Boston have contributed to a significant decline in urbanministry.org/youth-group" class="" title="Youth Resources">youth violence. This report highlights lessons learned that will aid public administrators and faith leaders in coming together in their own cities to promote social healing.

 

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