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Reimagining Impact: An Evaluation of the Avanath/CORCDC Partnership

This study examines the social impact of community service organizations that are affiliated with church groups in Southern California. In our work with many such faith-based groups, we have found that, while they all share a commitment to improving the lives of the people they serve, most do not collect data to measure the effectiveness of their programming. This is problematic for the following reasons: Read More

How to Start a Wealth-Building Ministry at Your Church

In disadvantaged communities, economic instability makes it difficult for many to access important financial knowledge. Without this information, people cannot lift themselves up and grow their wealth. And if the people are poor, the church will be poor. Read More

Maggie Gobran: “Mama” to Thousands of Children in Egypt

Maggie Gobran is both a saint and a social entrepreneur. The daughter of an upper-middle-class family in Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox Christian community, Mama Maggie, as she is known, made the radical decision in her mid-thirties to give up her fashionable clothes and lifestyle to dedicate herself to serving children who live in the slums and garbage areas of Egypt. Today, Stephen’s Children, the charity she started, serves 32,000 families each year. Read More