Fall 2025: ECF Grants Nearly $75,000
ECF announces $74,720 to fall 2025 grant recipients: Bloom Our Youth, St. Nicholas’, and St. Paul’s + Emmaus House.
Multiplying Grant Impact: Human Trafficking Curriculum Reaches Across the Church
ECF’s grant funds multiply the impact for the Diocese of Atlanta’s human trafficking curriculum, expanding reach across The Episcopal Church.
The Benefit Cliff Explained: Why Earning More Doesn’t Always Make a Difference for Low-Income Families
What is a benefit cliff? Implications for families living just above the poverty line and how benefit cliffs perpetuate generational poverty.
SWOT Analysis: How to Assess the Viability of Your Outreach Idea
Discover how to conduct an effective SWOT analysis in a collaborative setting to assess strengths and opportunities.
Child Hunger in Georgia Schools: How Parishes Can Help
Over the past week, children across Middle and North Georgia have returned to school. From ravaged back-to-school supply shelves in stores to social media posts of smiling first-day-of-school students with new shoes and backpacks, there…
Crafting Mission and Vision Statements for Outreach Success
Whether you’ve got a new idea for an outreach effort or are a part of an established organization or effort, crafting a strong mission and vision statement is important for success. Having a succinct conversation…
Reentry Challenges: Navigating Life After Incarceration in Georgia
From The Shawshank Redemption to Les Misérables, the challenges faced by individuals upon release from the criminal justice system have long been a source of inspiration for fictional stories. Yet, it feels rare that we…
Researching Existing Services for Outreach in Your Local Area
In our recent article about how to effectively implement ideas for outreach ministry, we mentioned that researching existing services is arguably the most important step, particularly when capacity and resources are limited. For those who…
How You Can Help: Supporting Refugees with The Episcopal Church’s Call to Action
The Episcopal Church’s Legacy in Supporting Refugees The Episcopal Church (TEC) has an almost 40-year legacy of supporting refugees through the Episcopal Migration Ministries. TEC made national headlines in May when Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe…
From Idea to Implementation: Do You Really Need to Start a Nonprofit?
It can be frustrating to have a great idea for outreach ministry but not know how to move from idea to implementation at your church. You know that to have success with addressing a need,…
Georgia’s Housing Policy Approach: Moving Beyond “Housing First”
Housing First as Housing Policy In 2024, Georgia’s housing policy was one of the first (along with Florida and Utah) to bring a new level of accountability to the sector. The actions of these states…
Unlock Funding for Your Parish: A Guide to Episcopal Church Grant Opportunities
Grant opportunities for Episcopal communities in the Diocese of Atlanta are not limited to those offered by the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia. The following is an overview of grants potentially available…