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The Lake Institute on Faith & Giving

Offering a public forum for exploring the connections between individual philanthropy and faith; and fostering a greater understanding of the ways in which faith both inspires and informs giving.

Religious Giving in Uncertain Times

Please visit Religious Giving in Uncertain Times for:
  • Information and registration for Alban Institute/Lake Institute webinar series “Congregations and the Economic Crisis” (June 2-25) featuring Bill Enright and Rich Klopp
  • Event summary from May 4, 2009, Religious Giving in Uncertain Times Conference
  • Up-to-date information on the economy's impact on religious giving
Programs
FEATURED

Janet W. Prindle
Lake Distinguished Visitor Program

April 27, 2009
Janet Prindle, retired Neuberger Berman partner and funder for Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University.
Watch the slideshow from this event

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OTHER PROGRAMS

Rabbi Elliot Dorff
The Annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture

On March 26, 2009, the Lake Institute presented the sixth annual Thomas H. Lake Lecture given by Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University in LA. The title of his address was Donations of Ill-Gotten Gain: A Jewish Legal Approach. Photos and audio highlights of the event will be posted shortly on the Lake Lecture page.
Research
CURRENT:

Religious Giving in Tough Times

Geography and Giving: The Culture of Philanthropy in New England and the Nation

Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life

Bank of America High Net Worth Study. Bank of America Study on High Net-Worth Philanthropy

The Nature and Causes of the U-Shaped Giving Profile

Insuring Consumption and Happiness Through Religious Organizations

From Piety to Professionalism – and Back? Transformations of Organized Religious Virtuosity

For archived research, click here.

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Lake Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Click here to learn more about the fellowship and read about the 2009 recipient’s dissertation entitled “’God’s Business Men’: Entrepreneurial Evangelicals in Depression and War."

 

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