USAID's Final Rule for Participation by Religious Organizations
Final Rule on Participation by Religious Organizations in USAID Programs, October 20, 2004
Development and Faith-Based Books and Articles
Cnaan, Ram A. with Robert J. Wineburg and Stephanie C. Boddie, The Newer Deal: Social Work and Religion in Partnership (New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1999).
Dionne, E. J., Jr. and Ming Hsu Chen, eds., Sacred Places, Civic Purposes: Should Government Help Faith-Based Charity? (Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution, 2001).
Eberly, Don. The Rise of Global Civil Society: Building Communities and Nations from the Bottom-Up (New York: Encounter Books, 2008).
Johnson, Byron R. Objective Hope: Assessing the Effectiveness of Faith-Based Organizations: A Review of the Literature (Philadelphia: Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, 2002).
Loconte, Joseph. God, Government and the Good Samaritan: The Promise and the Peril of the President's Faith-Based Agenda (Washington, DC: The Heritage Foundation, 2001).
Lugo, Luis E. Equal Partners: The Welfare Responsibility of Governments and Churches (Washington, DC: Center for Public Justice, 1998).
McDonnell, Margaret. "The Role of Faith-Based Groups in the Campaign to End Modern-Day Slavery," Monday Developments (September 2007).
Monsma, Stephen V. When Sacred and Secular Mix: Religious Nonprofit Organizations and Public Money (Lanham,Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996).
The Nonprofit Sector and Government: Clarifying the Relationship (Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute, 2002).
Olasky, Marvin. Compassionate Conservatism: What It Is, What It Does, And How It Can Transform America (New York: Free Press, 2000).
Religious Organizations and Government (Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute, 2002).
Sider, Ronald J. "The Case for Discrimination," First Things (June/July 2002).
Streeter, Ryan. Transforming Charity: Toward a Results-Oriented Social Sector (Indianapolis: The Hudson Institute, 2001).
Internet Accessible Articles, Studies and Tips
Former CFBCI Director Terri Hasdorff's Congressional Hearing: "Faith-Based Organizations and U.S. Programming in Africa," Before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, U.S. House of Representatives, September 28, 2006.