faith-based organizations
Church-affiliated charity groups
Faith-based organizations are groups whose mission and activities are grounded in religious beliefs or spiritual values.
The term typically refers to charities, nonprofits, and social service providers affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues, or other religious institutions: The government partnered with faith-based organizations to distribute disaster relief.
The phrase gained prominence in American policy debates about public funding for religious groups providing social services.
- house of worshipReligious service venue
- board of trusteesBody overseeing an institution
- denominationNamed religious group
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
- community outreachEfforts to engage locals
social services · charity · bylaws · theology · interfaith dialogue · congregation · prayer group · ecumenism · clergy · funding sources · grant writing · doctrine · health clinics · food banks · soup kitchen · scripture · mentorship · shelters
faith-based organizationsgovernment agencies
State-run administrative bodies
state institutions · federal programs · municipal services · public sector organizations · federal agencies
faith-based organizationscommercial enterprises
For-profit organizations
business entities · civic organizations · corporate entities · professional associations · trade unions
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