Everything your faith-based organization needs to know about property management, from everyday tasks to larger developments.
Funding 101 for Faith-Based Organizations
Everything your faith-based organization needs to know about diverse sources of funding, including rental income opportunities and traditional grants.
Grants 101 for Faith-Based Organizations
Everything your faith-based organization needs to know about grants, from where to find them to grant application tips.
Bricks and Mortals’ Faith-Owned Property Summit Brings Together 250+ Leaders in New York City
On October 21, more than 250 leaders from faith communities, housing organizations, real estate, and policy sectors gathered in New York City for the third Bricks and Mortals Faith-Owned Property Summit. The day-long convening created space for meaningful dialogue, practical learning, and new partnerships focused on unlocking the potential of faith-owned property to serve communities.
Bridging Communities: The Collaborative Journey of The Yemeni American Merchants Association and Ariel Property Advisors in Creating a Community Center
The collaboration of these two Bricks and Mortals members, Ariel Property Advisors and Yemeni American Merchants Association, is exactly the type of partnership that Bricks and Mortals seeks to generate – partnering faith organizations with the specialized assistance they need to serve their mission and communities.
Remove the Pews and Let Sacred Sites Evolve
Adaptation is a spiritual matter. It is when the spirit sees the material clearly enough that it shifts behavior. We can also think of God the way Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr thinks of Jesus Christ. He says we enter the Christ at “any time material reality connects with spiritual matter.”
FBOs deliver 40% of vital services across six cities
While faith-based organizations deliver 40% of vital services, they receive only 12% of safety net funding from the 15 largest institutional funders in the US.
Affordable Units Coming Up in Clinton Hill
Quinlan Development Group is bringing 138 mixed-income units to 230 Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill.
Uncovering the Socioeconomic Impact of FBOs
In a 2016 study from Georgetown University Professor Brian J. Grim and Melissa E. Grim from the Newseum Institute in Washington, DC presents quantitative estimates of the economic value that religious institutions add to U.S. society.
Bricks and Mortals 2021 Policy Platform
See our policy platform for the 2021 mayoral race here.