Resources

Bricks and Mortals Biannual Report 2021-2023

Bricks and Mortals is pleased to share its second Biannual Report 2021-2023.

Questions to Ask Your Vendor

Bricks and Mortals has a new resource breaking down the important questions to ask any consultant and best practices for finding a vendor.

Faith-Based Affordable Housing Summit

Did you miss our Faith-Based Affordable Housing Summit? Read our recap and watch the full event here!

Urban Context Lab: Sacred Sites

Check out the Urban Context Lab: Sacred Sites report. It includes an analysis of each institution, looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, historical context, current use of the space, key challenges, intervention goals and proposals for new ways to use the space.

Determining the Price When Sharing your Space

SHARING YOUR SPACE? HOW TO DETERMINE PRICING.

Introduction to Local Law 97

Community Engagement Resource

Bricks and Mortals has a new resource highlighting community engagement strategies that organizations use to better understand the needs of their constituents.

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.