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Ask A Question Didn't find your answer in our Helpline Topics? Send it to us online. Please complete the information below to help us respond efficiently to your question. we will reply to your inquiry within 5 business days. If this request is urgent or pertains to training taking place within the next 5 days, please call our offices at toll-free 877.374.7300. Required information marked with an asterisk (*). Our Helpline is primarily an on-line resource. If you absolutely cannot email us your question, you may leave a voice mail message at 817.835.0271 or (toll free) 877.374.7300. However, it is much more difficult for us to respond effectively by phone and, if at all possible, ask that you email your message. Helpline Topics Answered What is Faith and Philanthropy Institute? Faith & Philanthropy Institute (FPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that equips ministry and nonprofit leaders to achieve their organizations' God-inspired missions with measurable impact and financial sustainability. Learn more on our About Us page. — RETURN TO QUESTIONS — Why haven't we heard of you before? Founded in 2001, FPI has reached over 3,000 individuals and organizations with intensive training in vision and mission development, capacity-building, organizational design for program and service delivery, financial and legal administration, faith-based community economic development, nonprofit consulting, and more. — RETURN TO QUESTIONS — Are there other community entities that can endorse your work? Yes. Faith & Philanthropy Institute has successfully partnered with the Foundation for Community Empowerment in their Building Capacity Building Communities program funded by the Compassion Capital Fund. FPI co-designed the program. In addition, FPI has provided training design and consulting services to churches and ministries from the DFW metroplex including Dallas Christian Women Job Corp., Methodism Breadbasket, St. Anthony Community Center, The Urban Alternative, Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Dallas Leadership Foundation, and Victory Life Ministries. Contact us today for details on accomplishments with these organizations and their contacts for references. — RETURN TO QUESTIONS — Does the "philanthropy" part of FPI mean you can provide funding for my faith-based program? Philanthropy can be defined as the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations; something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare. We believe philanthropy including human and financial capital - individual and institutional - are essential, supporting and sustaining healthy communities. As a result,
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