faith-based organization

{{Short description|Type of group centered around common trust, usually in social or religious values}}

A faith-based organization is an organization whose values are based on faith and beliefs, which has a mission based on social values of the particular faith, and which most often draws its activists (leaders, staff, volunteers) from a particular faith group. The faith the organization relates to does not have to be academically classified as religion. The term "faith-based organization" is more inclusive than the term "religious organization" as it also refers to non-congregation faith beliefs.{{Cite journal|last1=Bielefeld|first1=Wolfgang|last2=Cleveland|first2=William Suhs|date=2013-06-01|title=Defining Faith-Based Organizations and Understanding Them Through Research|journal=Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly|language=en|volume=42|issue=3|pages=442–467|doi=10.1177/0899764013484090|s2cid=143756111 |issn=0899-7640}}

Faith-based organizations are grass-root organizations active locally but also on an international{{Cite web|url=https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/other/irrc_858_ferris.pdf|title=Faith-based and secular humanitarian organizations|last=Ferris|first=Elisabeth|date=June 2005|editor-link=International Revue of the Red Cross|website=International Revue of the Red Cross|publisher=ICRC|access-date=2016-05-27}} scale. Their funding comes from member donations, but they are also eligible for state{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/partnership-opportunities/faith-based-community-organizations/faith-based-organizations|title=Faith-Based Organizations FAQ|website=USAID|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701205605/https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/partnership-opportunities/faith-based-community-organizations/faith-based-organizations|url-status=dead}} or international grants.{{Cite web|url=http://nonprofit.about.com/od/faqsthebasics/f/What-Is-A-Faith-Based-Nonprofit.htm|title=How Is a Faith-Based Nonprofit Different From Other NPOs?|website=About.com Money|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-date=2016-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630052635/http://nonprofit.about.com/od/faqsthebasics/f/What-Is-A-Faith-Based-Nonprofit.htm|url-status=dead}}

Currently, this terminology is widely used in governmental,{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/partnership-opportunities/fbci|title=Faith-Based & Community Organizations|website=USAID|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624120902/https://www.usaid.gov/partnership-opportunities/fbci|archive-date=2019-06-24|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp|work=whitehouse.gov|title=The President and Vice President Speak at the Easter Prayer Breakfast|via=National Archives|access-date=2016-05-27}} inter-governmental,{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-sustainable-development/partners/faith-based-organizations/|title=Faith-based organizations {{!}} Education {{!}} United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=www.unesco.org|access-date=2016-05-27}}{{Cite web |url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/PARTNERS/EXTDEVDIALOGUE/0,,contentMDK:21955855~menuPK:5554941~pagePK:64192523~piPK:64192458~theSitePK:537298,00.html |title=Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics – Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations |website=web.worldbank.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813205515/https://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/PARTNERS/EXTDEVDIALOGUE/0,,contentMDK:22363829~pagePK:64192523~piPK:64192458~theSitePK:537298,00.html |archive-date=2016-08-13 |access-date=2016-05-27}} and non-governmental settings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/partnership-opportunities/faith-based-community-organizations/faith-based-organizations|title=Faith-Based Organizations FAQ|website=USAID|access-date=2016-05-27|archive-date=2016-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701205605/https://www.usaid.gov/work-usaid/partnership-opportunities/faith-based-community-organizations/faith-based-organizations|url-status=dead}} World Bank prepared a list of international faith-based organizations.{{Cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/PARTNERS/EXTDEVDIALOGUE/0,,contentMDK:22363829~pagePK:64192523~piPK:64192458~theSitePK:537298,00.html|title=Development Dialogue on Values and Ethics – Directory of Faith-based Organizations|website=web.worldbank.org|access-date=2016-05-27}}

Policymakers in Germany have recognized the potential of cooperating with faith-based organizations.Weig, Berthold. [https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/germanys-development-policymakers-want-religious-actors-board-partners-sustainable "Ambitious mission"], D+C - Development + Cooperation, 09 October 2019.