Leadership Skills Development Institute - Module 2 - Session 5, Part A - Resource Development From the Religious Sector

• NCJ Number: 83294
• Author(s): E A Neil
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 0 pages
• Grant Number(s): 79-CA-AX-011
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Ctr for Community Change
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Film
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Videotape, 60 minutes, color, 1 inch - The Institute was held in Berkeley Springs, W. Va., May 4-10, 1980. For complete set of tapes for this event, see NCJ-83281-83304.

Annotation

A community and civil rights activist sketches the history of funding for social causes by the major white religious denominations; participants recount their experiences with assistance from religious institutions; and funding policies of the various denominations are reviewed.

Abstract

Denominational foundations that finance human service projects arose in the 1960's in reaction to urban disturbances and are presently evidencing a reversal of interest and involvement in these social issues. The lecturer cites some reasons for this current disinterest and illustrates his contention with reference to the Episcopal church. Workshop participants recount some positive experiences with in-kind assistance from local church organizations. A handout containing a list of denominations and their grant programs is reviewed in terms of focus, application process, and grant size. Churches discussed in this part of the session include the American Baptist, the Church of the Brethren, the American Lutheran Church, and the Lutheran Church of America. For further discussion of religious organizations' grant programs, see NCJ 83295.