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New Research presented at Innovations in Effective Compassion Conference
This section includes new FBCI-related research presented at the 2008 WHOFBCI national conference “Innovations in Effective Compassion.”
Since the inception of the FBCI in 2001, a number of innovations in governance have been implemented to ensure that FBCOs can better apply their unique strengths to federal, state, and local approaches to addressing human services needs. Through a nationwide Call for Papers on research and innovations related to the FBCI, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services solicited two sets of academic papers:
Research in both categories covers quantitative and qualitative aspects of the implementation and impact of activities associated with the FBCI. Papers range in scope from studies of major Federal programs that partner with FBCOs nationwide to in-depth evaluations of FBCOs engaging a single issue at the local level.
Track 1: New Initiatives and Innovations in Human Services Delivery (Full Document of Track 1 Papers - PDF 3.9MB)
Introduction for Innovations in Effective Compassion Research Compendium (PDF 94KB)
Not By Government Nor Faith Alone: Rethinking Prisoner Reentry (PDF 172KB)
Byron Johnson, Baylor University
Improving Organizational Capacity of Faith-Based and Community-Based Domestic Violence Service Providers (PDF 180KB)
Mitchell Brown, Auburn University
Partnerships That Work: Preliminary Findings from the TANF Faith-Based Community Organization Initiative (PDF 111KB)
Courtney J. Barthle, Rebecca M. Makar and Jeanette M. Hercik, ICF International
Accessibility and Stability of Nonprofit Service Providers: Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations in Urban and Rural America (PDF 266KB)
Scott W. Allard, University of Chicago
The Emerging Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Low-Income Housing Market (PDF 412KB)
Richard Hula, Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore and Laura Reese, Michigan State University
Opening the Black Box of Faith-Based Services: Measuring Program Components and Treatment Dose (PDF 281KB)
Fred J. De Jong, Calvin College and Claudia Horn, Performance Results, Inc.
In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data: Assessing the State of Outcome Research on Faith-Based and Community-Based Programming (PDF 240KB)
Robert L. Fischer, Case Western Reserve University
Faith-Based Institutions as Project Implementers: An Innovative Economic Empowerment Intervention for Care and Support of Aids-Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in Rural Uganda (PDF 148KB)
Fred M. Ssewamala and Leyla Ismayilova, Columbia University
Evaluating the Potential of Faith-Based Correctional Models: A Case Study of Florida’s Faith-Based and Character-Based Institutions (PDF 257KB)
Diana Brazzell and Nancy La Vigne, Urban Institute
Constitutional Change and Responsibilities of Governance Pertaining to the Faith-Based and Community Initiative (PDF 76KB)
Ira C. Lupu and Robert W. Tuttle, George Washington University
About the Contributors (PDF 18KB)
Appendix: The FBCI Research Compendium Paper Selection Process (PDF 39KB)
Track 2: Emerging Scholarship in Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Research
The Fugitive Safe Surrender Program: A collaboration of the faith-based community and law enforcement (PDF 93.7KB)
Daniel J. Flannery, Eric Jefferis and Jeffrey Kretschmar, Kent State University
Thomas Mertz and Peter J. Elliott, United States Marshals Service
Identifying Capacity-Building Best Practices: A 10 Year Retrospective Review of New Jersey’s Faith-Based Initiatives (PDF 162KB)
Anne M. Hewitt, Seton Hall University
A Model for Mental Health Outpatient Care (PDF 335KB)
Raymond N. Tuller, Volunteers of America of Florida
Jeffrey Watts, Florida Department of Children and Families
Meeting Rural Needs through Faith- and Community-based Organizations: The South Carolina Rural Communities Compassion Project (PDF 64.7KB)
Mark Small, J.D., Ph.D., Jill McLeigh, M.A., Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
Innovations in Philanthropy: The Skillman Foundation’s A Call to Service (ACTS) Faith-Based Initiative (PDF 136KB)
John M. Wallace, Jr. Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, School of Social Work
The Role of Intermediaries in Workforce Development Workforce Investment Board Grantee Demonstration Projects—FY2004–2005 A Laboratory for FBCO Collaborations with Local Workforce Development Systems (PDF 943KB)
William Wubbenhorst, Project Manager, FaithServiceforum, Macro International, Inc. and Non-resident Fellow, Baylor University Institute for the Study of Religion
What’s God Got to Do with It? Faith-Associated Differences among Nonprofit Organizations in International Development (PDF 528KB)
Shawn Teresa Flanigan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University
Developing a Faith-Based Response to Domestic Violence in the Black Church (PDF 90.1KB)
Tricia Bent-Goodley, Ph.D., MSW & Noelle Dunson, MSW, Howard University School of Social Work
Researching recruitment challenges in low-income marriage education programs:
Participant perspectives on faith based, professional and community based service delivery venues (PDF 219KB)
Kelly Roberts, M.S. and Brandt Gardner, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Insights from Inside the Black Box of Devolution: Inducement Meets Entrepreneur The Case of the Compassion Capital Fund and High Risk Youth Services in Boston (PDF 484KB)
Jennifer Shea, Ph.D. Candidate, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies, University of Massachusetts
The DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative: Evaluation of a Youth Ministry Training Program (PDF 189KB)
Curtis J. VanderWaal, PhD, MSW (corresponding author), Andrews University
Advancing Civil Society through Creative Collaboration: A Community-Based Initiative Engaging National Service and Faith-Based Entities (PDF 276KB)
Bethany J. Welch, Ph.D.
Korean American Churches as Partners in Community Development: The Untold Story (PDF 334KB)
Stephanie Clintonia Boddie, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, Hyepin Im, MBA, CPA, MDIV, Korean Churches for Community Development