Consulting Services
Partners builds the capability of congregational leadership for building care, shared use, and capital fundraising through training programs, fundraising assistance, and organizational and facility assessments. In the process, Partners becomes a trusted resource and guide as congregations examine and weigh opportunities.
Every sacred place is the center of a unique network for parishioners, neighbors, and friends. Having worked with thousands of sacred places across the country, Partners is uniquely positioned to help faith and lay leaders leverage these networks. Built on groundbreaking research and decades of diverse experiences, Partners’ expertise has helped congregations meet, and exceed, their goals – both in fundraising and community impact.
Partners consulting services can bring these unique tools, expertise, and resources to your congregation and community. Partners’ model focuses on the gifts, talents, and resources of every sacred place and their community to enhance the congregation’s capacity to meet the needs of the present and plan for the future!
Capital Campaign Services assist congregations to design and implement a fundraising campaign that leverages community-wide support.
Feasibility, Discovery, and Readiness Studies help congregations identify congregational and community support for capital improvements and civic impact.
Community Engagement Services assist congregations to build and strengthen relationships with neighbors and partners to increase investment in, and active use of, their historic buildings.
Space-Sharing and Adaptive Re-use assessments and tools assist congregations to develop strategies to activate underutilized spaces aligning with the congregation’s mission and vision.
Halo Valuation analyses give congregations language and tools to understand and communicate their impact to community and civic stakeholders.
2023 Annual Report Now Available
A Message from our Leadership Robin Whitehurst, FAIA Board Chair Bob Jaeger, President 2023 was a momentous year for Partners. We celebrated our 35th anniversary at a time when our capacity to serve is greater than ever, helping us keep up with the growing need for assistance among congregatio [...]
Sealing the Envelope: Securing St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church from the Elements
By Ann Kendall In June 2024, Pastor Marc Burwell spoke with Partners for Sacred Places about the impact of receiving a 2019 matching grant from the National Fund for Sacred Places, a joint program of Partners and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Tell us about your church building, wha [...]
Essential Graces: Artcinia Brings Music to Philadelphia’s Neighborhoods
by Ann Kendall In 2021 silence and loneliness had taken hold of neighborhoods and homes across Philadelphia and the world. With much of our normal activity and interaction suspended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the “grace notes” of life that hold relationships together were just out of reac [...]
Activating Hidden Assets: A National Conversation on Sacred Places
On Friday, April 5, 2024, leaders from eight different sectors – from religion and philanthropy to academia and architecture to government and nonprofits – gathered in one place to learn, discuss, and analyze trends, unmet needs, and possibilities for sacred places in America. These 100 leaders tra [...]