Read a March 27, 2012, article from Religion News Service (posted by The Washington Post) about an increase in church spending.

Read an Aug. 1, 2007, Christian Science Monitor story about churches turning to electronic giving options.

Deborah Snow is project director for the Corporation for National & Community Service, a nonprofit that works to improve the effectiveness of other nonprofits, including faith-based organizations. It is located in Scotts Valley, Calif.

Rich Draeger is the press officer for the Salvation Army’s Heartland Division, which covers central Illinois.

Cindy Fuller is the press officer for the Salvation Army’s Arkansas operations.

Amanda Waters is the press officer for the Salvation Army’s Kansas and Western Missouri Division.

Danny Wuerffel is the founder of Desire Street Ministries, a Christian ministry devoted to rebuilding impoverished New Orleans neighborhoods in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Carolyn Tripp is a marketing professor at Southeastern University, a Christian school in Lakeland, Fla., where she focuses on marketing for Christian nonprofits.

Margaret Linnane is executive director of the Rollins Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.