Appendix C
Appendix C
Acknowledgments
Partners would like to thank the Lilly Endowment, Inc. for its generous support for this study. Additional funding was provided by The David and Carol Myers Foundation, and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
This special issue of Sacred Places was designed and laid out by Owen T. Robbins. The Halo logo and all infographics were created by Rachel Greene. We thank them for their skill and creativity. Special thanks also go to Alison Hernandez, Laura Schuetz, and Rachel Hildebrandt for the case studies included here.
Our research partner was Dr. Ram Cnaan, Professor and Program Director for the Program for Religion and Social Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy and Practice. Dr. Cnaan was invaluable in guiding the research conception and execution and in analyzing the data and provided the initial written summary of our findings. He was ably assisted by Seongho An, and by Rachel Hildebrandt and Tuomi Forrest.
Many people helped to conduct the field research. We especially want to thank Suzanne Yowell and Rachel Hildebrandt for their significant contributions to the field work and analysis.
Finally we would like to thank all of the congregations that participated in the study. Their clergy, staff, and lay leaders generously gave of their time and energy for the field interviews and related data collection efforts. In the end, this project was designed to serve them, and all those in our communities who benefit from the larger Halo value of our sacred places.
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