Samantha Jo Warfield is media contact for the Corporation for National and Community Service in Washington, D.C. 

“Federal Faith-Based Initiatives,” a report from the Urban Institute.

“Faith & Philanthropy,” a report from the Independent Sector.

“Faith-Based Entrepreneurs: A Survey of Earned Income Venturing by Social Service FBOs in Twelve Cities” (2005) by Amy L. Sherman and John C. Green, published by the University of Akron (Ohio).

“Faith-Based Policy on the Ground” (July 2005), an Urban Institute report on how federal policy affects the state and local delivery of faith-based social services in Birmingham, Ala., Boston and Denver.

The Hartford Institute for Religion Research posts a page with links to research reports on faith-based social services.

The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life posts a resource page on religion and social welfare that includes links to reports and publications.

The website of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships includes information on grants as well as upcoming regional conferences and targeted workshops aimed at helping organizations apply for grants.

Phil Zuckerman is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif. He is the author of The Nonreligious: Understanding Secular People and Societies.