Charitable Choice Handouts
Charitable Choice Handouts
The following items may be freely downloaded and reprinted for use as handouts as long as the copyright notice (author, publisher, and date) and the information about the Center for Public Justice is preserved and any reprint/photocopy of the publication is in its entirety.
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- A Guide to Charitable Choice
- The Charitable Choice Handbook for Ministry Leaders -- by Amy Sherman (Center for Public Justice, May 2001). User-friendly and vital information. Includes voluntary Code of Conduct when using government funds. Learn whether Charitable Choice is right for your ministry, and how to get started. More Info. See Charitable Choice Resources -- Publications to order.
- Charitable Choice for Welfare and Community Services: An Implementation Guide for State, Local, and Federal Officials -- by Stanley Carlson-Thies (Center for Public Justice, December 2000). An explanation of Charitable Choice and a detailed guidance on reforming procurement policy and practice. More Info. Go to Charitable Choice Resources -- Publications to order.
Charitable Choice 101 - An Introduction- What Difference Does Charitable Choice Make?
- Charitable Choice: Top 10 Tips for Faith-Based Organizations
- Charitable Choice: Top 10 Tips for Public Officials
- Charitable Choice Petition -- To encourage lagging state and local officials to implement Charitable Choice so faith-based providers have an equal chance to provide services as the federal law requires, print the petition, "A Plea for Action," to sign, circulate, and deliver to elected and appointed officials. For HTML text, click here. For a PDF version, click here.
- Coming Face to Face with Faith-Based Funding -- by Stanley Carlson-Thies (Church Executive, May 2005) An article that clearly and simply articulates how the Faith-Based Initiative works for faith-based groups providing social services.