Wednesday Webinars at Philanthropy Southwest
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The Ecosystem of Place: Catalyzing Community Impact Through Partnership with Faith Communities
April 1, 2026 10am to 11am CST
Across the country, funders are asking deeper questions about neighborhood stability, affordability, and community well-being. Yet many philanthropic strategies overlook the longest-standing form of community infrastructure: faith-based institutions and spiritual communities.
In addition to their social and relational capital, many of these faith-based institutions steward significant land and property assets that present opportunities when thoughtfully activated in partnership with philanthropy.
Join Elizabeth Le'anani Coffee, Managing Director at the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at Indiana University's Lilly School of Philanthropy, and Meagan Longley, Chief Impact Officer at the Austin Community Foundation, to learn more about this timely topic with practical takeaways for all grantmakers within their own communities across the Southwest.