We don’t work alone.
Here are some of the resources and organizations that I am involved in, or inspired by, that may help you in your work. You may also be interested in these videos, podcasts, and articles.
Church Buildings and Land
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Good Futures Accelerator Course
Good Futures Accelerator is a dynamic and proven course that empowers congregations to align money and mission by exploring how to creatively use their church buildings and property to further their mission and build financial resilience.
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How to Guides
How to Rent Well, How to Develop Well, How to Partner Well, and How to Sell Well guides help church leadership teams discuss and decide how to rent, develop, or sell property.
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Threshold Sacred Development
Working at the threshold of what is possible, beautiful, and good, Threshold Sacred Development exists to help houses of worship develop property for the good of the community. TSD is a partnership founded on deep value alignment between Mark Elsdon and Threshold Development Group.
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HUD Guide: Faith-Based Organizations & Affordable Housing Development
This guide includes training materials to help build the capacity of FBOs to actively participate in the development and preservation of affordable housing.
Money & Impact Investing
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Money and Mission Alignment
Download a free, color version of the Money and Mission alignment matrix from Mark’s book, “We Aren’t Broke”
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Impact Investing Resource Guide
This free guide provides a list of resources and links to go deeper in understanding impact investing and learn more about putting investment money to work to make more good in the world.
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Global Impact Investing Network
The GIIN’s Faith-Based Investing repository is a curated set of research, case studies, webinars, books, and other resources to enable and motivate faith-based actors and organizations on impact investing through their theological underpinnings.