Fall Newsletter 2010

Do you ever feel that each year goes by faster than the one before? I sure …

Interfaith Alliance is pleased to welcome our newest staff members. We welcomed Heidi Combs-Janda as our Deputy Director of Development in August, and are excited to have her on board! Heidi studied political science and accounting at South Dakota State University. Ray Kirstein, State of Belief’s new Producer, is a veteran radio broadcaster who quite literally…

On Friday, November 19th, Interfaith Alliance enthusiast and advisor Donna Red Wing joined me for the start of a Weekend LEADD program at the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West (UWC) in Montezuma, NM. Situated above 6,000 feet among the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, UWC is part of a…

Year-end gifts are very important to many of our donors, but wading through all the options out there can be both time-consuming and confusing. Donors often set out to make a meaningful gift to an organization they care about, only to end up throwing up their hands in frustration with the red tape. With that…

Photo Credit: Chaplain Zeb Beck In mid-November, Rev. Gaddy and I had the privilege of attending a conference on religious respect at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Rev. Gaddy as a participant and I as an observer. We were part of a diverse group of invitees from a variety…

After months of petitioning the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties to schedule a hearing on the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Interfaith Alliance was pleased when Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), subcommittee chairman, scheduled a hearing for November 18th.   Not coincidentally, the day before the…

On October 24th, Interfaith Alliance supporters gathered together at New York City’s Prince George Ballroom to honor the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, Director of the Department of Religion at the Chautauqua Institution, and Rachel Maddow of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, 2010 recipients of the Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award. Take a look…