On Feb. 14, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships — an office largely ignored by the Trump administration — and announced Melissa Rogers as executive director. Rogers served the same role in the Obama administration.
Positive engagement in the public square is especially timely in this current moment of dual health and economic crises, as well as increased calls for racial justice. Sacred Sector believes that faith-based organizations (FBOs) and congregations should be empowered to speak and act in the public square based on their faith distinctives, while seeking to build relationships across religious and cultural differences that advance justice for all community members. By strengthening faith-based organizations to fully incarnate their sacred beliefs regarding how they both honor God and love their civic neighbors, policymakers will safeguard the sacred sector as a vital part of a resilient and flourishing society. This resource provides faith-based organizations and faith leaders principles and guidance to understand how positive engagement in the public square, across a diversity of actors, is necessary to advance public policies that promote human flourishing for all individuals and institutions in our pluralistic society.
Implementing a crisis communications plan is an essential part of a nonprofit’s disaster preparedness efforts. In the event of a crisis, a nonprofit must be able to communicate with all stakeholders with confidence, speed, and accuracy. Protecting the positive public image of your organization and ensuring the public confidence are the main goals of your crisis communications plan.
