Conferences/Events-Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy

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Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Events

Available Conference Materials Include:

State of the Law 2008

Roundtable Annual Conference 2007

Roundtable Annual Conference 2006

Roundtable Annual Conference 2005

Roundtable Annual Conference 2004

Roundtable Annual Conference 2003

Roundtable Spring Conference 2003

Roundtable Annual Conference 2002

Events

Each year from 2002-2008, the Roundtable hosted annual conferences and more frequent, condensed events focused on developments affecting faith-based social services. These included research presentations, legal analyses and discussion forums with leading policymakers, scholars, religious leaders, and other important stakeholders in the Faith-Based and Community Initiative.

Past Conference

Name	Location	Date
State of the Law, 2008	Washington, DC	12/02/08
Roundtable 2007 Conference: Acts of Faith: Congregations and Social Services	Washington, DC	12/05/07
Roundtable 2006 Annual Conference: Partnering with Faith- Assessing Government Alliances with Religious Groups in Key Service Areas	Washington, DC	12/05/06
Roundtable 2005 Annual Conference: "From the White House to the State House: Federalism and the Faith-Based Initiative"	Atlanta, GA	12/08/05
Roundtable 2004 Annual Conference: 2005 and Beyond: Next Steps for Faith-Based Social Services.	Washington D.C.	12/09/04
Roundtable 2003 Annual Conference: The Public Benefit of Private Faith	Washington D.C	11/12/03
Finding Common Ground on the Faith-Based Initiative	Washington D.C	04/10/03
Roundtable/Independent Sector Spring Research Conference	Washington D.C	03/06/03
The Faith-Based Initiative Two Years Later: Examining Potential, Progress and Problems	Washington D.C	03/05/03
Government Relationships with Faith-Based Providers: The State of the Law	Washington D.C	12/11/02
Roundtable 2002 Annual Conference	Washington D.C	10/23/02

Past Fast Action Event

Name	Location	Date
Discussion of faith-based services in the Capital District of NY	Albany, NY	05/04/05
Government Partnerships with Religious Groups to Promote Healthy Marriages	Washington D.C	06/28/04
Roundtable Special Event: "Locke v. Davey" and the "State of the Law"	Washington D.C	12/01/03
Roundtable Special Event: Reversing Direction on Public Funding of Church Structures	Washington D.C	06/17/03
The President's Budget and the Future of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative	Washington D.C	03/08/02